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Creating a RAID 10 set using the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Utility
To create a RAID 10 set:
1. Turn on the system.
2. During POST, press <Ctrl+I> to display the utility main menu.
3. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press
<Enter>. This screen appears.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and
cannot contain special characters.
Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
Strip Size:
Capacity:
Volume10
RAID10(RAID0+1)
Select Disks
128KB
XXX.X GB
Create Volume
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select
4. Enter a name for the RAID 10 set, then press <Enter>.
5. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to
select RAID 10(RAID0+1), then press <Enter>.
6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to
select the stripe size for the RAID 10 array, then press <Enter>. The available
stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64
KB.
TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe
size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.