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Tiger i7320 S5350 Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model)
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1. Select option 1 ‘Create RAID Volume’ and press the <Enter> key and the following window
will appear:
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
can not contain special characters.
Intel (R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility
Copyright (C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. v3.6.0.6277
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Name: RAID_Volume1
RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)
Strip Size: 128KB
Capacity: 465.7GB
Create Volume
2. Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB> or <ENTER> key to advance to
the next field:
Choose the strip value best suited to your RAID usage model.
The following are typical values:
16KB - Best for sequential transfers.
64KB - Good general purpose strip size.
128KB - Best performance for most desktops and workstations.
Intel (R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility
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Name: RAID_Volume1
RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)
Capacity: 465.7 GB
Create Volume
Strip Size: 128KB
3. Select the strip value for the RAID 0 or RAID 1 array by scrolling through the available
values by using the < > or < > keys and pressing the <Enter> key to select and advance
to the next field.
• The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value
should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Some suggested selections are
listed below. The default selection is 128KB.
16 KB – Best for sequential transfers
64 KB – Good general purpose strip size
128 KB – Best performance for most desktops and workstations
4. Select the RAID level by scrolling through the available values by using the < > or < >
keys and pressing the <Enter> key to select and advance to the next field.
5. From the Strip size, press the <Tab> or <ENTER> key to advance to the ‘Create Volume’
prompt. The window will appears as follows: