Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9-RH user manual Configuring RAID set in RAID Bios

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(3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS

Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID.

Step 1:

After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 6). Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility.

MediaShield IDE ROM BIOS 6.21

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Detecting array ...

Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...

Figure 6

Step 2:

The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. (Figure 7). You can press the TAB key to highlight through options.

Step 3:

In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID modes include Mirroring (default), Striping, Stripe Mirroring, Spanning and Raid 5. The following is an example of RAID 0 array creation.

Step 4:

If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the striping block size. In the Striping Block field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size. The KB is the standard unit of Striping Block size. We recommend you leaving it to the default setting--Optimal (64K). The size range is from 4K to 128K.

MediaShield RAID Utility July 27 2005

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RAID Mode: Mirroring

 

Striping Block: Optimal

 

Free Disks

 

 

Array Disks

 

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Capacity

 

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Disk Model

Capacity

2.0.M

ST3120026AS

111.79GB

 

 

 

 

2.1.M

ST3120026AS

111.79GB

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[F6] Back [F7] Finish

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[ENTER] Popup

Figure 7

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