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Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next>.

Click Format this partition with the following settings and Perform a quick format, setup the File system, Allocation unit size, Volume label, than click Next>.

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Contents Server RSV-S8 User Manual 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID 3 INSTALLATION1 WELCOME Content4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 1.2.1 DATA SECURITY 1.1 PRECAUTION1.2 FEATURES 1 WELCOME1.5 SUPPORTED OPERATING SYSTEMS 1.4 SPECIFICATIONS1.6 PRODUCT CONTENTS 1.3 EASE OF USE2.2 SEGMENTING DISKS 2.1 RAID VOLUMESCONFIGURED AS 2 AN INTRODUCTION TO RAID2.3.3 DISK MIRRORING AND STRIPING RAID 2.3 RAID LEVELS2.3.1 DISK STRIPING RAID 2.3.2 DISK MIRRORING RAIDSTATUS 2.4 RAID VOLUME STATUS2.3.5 CONCATENATION 2.3.6 SINGLE DRIVE / SEGMENT3.1 COMPONENTS 3.2 INSTALLING HARDWARE3.3 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS 3.3.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTERClick Browse… to select to driver path, than click OK Select Specify a location, than click NextPage Select Specify a location, than click Next Click Next to install the Silicon Image’s Pseudo Processor Device driver 3.3.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Double-click the 3132-W-I32-R.exe file Click Next to begin setupSelect I Agree, than click Next Click Next to begin the installation Click Next to use the default installation folderSelect Typical, than click Next When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exit3.3.4 ALLOCATING PARTITION 3.3.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPWhen Write Signature and Upgrade Disk Wizard appears, click Next Select Disk Management under Storage to view the disk drivesSelect the new disk to write a signature, than click Next Do not click any disk to upgrade to dynamic disk, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk Select the partition type you want to create, than click NextSpecify the partition size you want to create, than click Next Assign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next When the Create Partition Wizard has completed, click FinishThe status of the newly created partition in the Disk Management window should change to Formatting and the percentage complete will be displayed. Depending upon the size of the partition, the format process may take several minutes. When complete, the status will change to “Healthy＂ and the name and drive letter will be updated. Once the disk reports Healthy, it appears in the listing in System Listing section with all of its pertinent information as well 3.4.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.4 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS XP 32/64-BITWhen the installation has completed, click Finish Double-click the utility file 3.4.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITYClick Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Server RSV-S8 to begin the Java platform to start the Array Manager software Select Start All Programs Silicon Image SATARaid5Manager3.4.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 32-BIT 3.4.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPWhen Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click Next Select the new disk to initialize, than click NextDo not click any disk to convert, than click Next Click Next to create a partition on a basic disk Server RSV-S8User Manual Server RSV-S8 When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish User Manual 3.4.5 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS ON WINDOWS XP 64-BIT Server RSV-S8 Windows 64-bit system supports GPT disk which supports disk volume greater than 2TB Select the partition to create, than click Next User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextAssign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Server RSV-S8When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.5.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.5 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS SERVER 2003 32/64-BITUser Manual 3.5.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Server RSV-S8User Manual Server RSV-S8 Click Next to use the default installation folderClick Next to begin the installation When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exitUser Manual 3.5.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.5.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPServer RSV-S8 When Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard appears, click NextSelect the new disk to initialize, than click Next Do not click any disk to convert, than click NextUser Manual Server RSV-S8User Manual Click Next to create a partition on a basic diskSelect the partition to create, than click Next Server RSV-S8User Manual Specify the partition size you want to create, than click NextAssign the drive letter or path you want to create, than click Next Server RSV-S8When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish 3.6.1 INSTALLING SATA RAID HOST BUS ADAPTER 3.6 INSTALLING ON WINDOWS VISTA 32/64-BITInsert the disc that came with your RAID Controller, than click Next When the installation has completed, click Close3.6.2 INSTALLING SATARAID5 UTILITY Click Next to begin setup Select I Agree, than click Next Server RSV-S8User Manual Server RSV-S8 Click Next to use the default installation folderClick Next to begin the installation When SATARAID5 installation has completed, click Close to exitUser Manual 3.6.4 ALLOCATING PARTITIONS 3.6.3 DISK DRIVE MODE SETUPPage Click Next to create the partition When the New Partition Wizard has completed, click Finish Server RSV-S8User Manual User Manual 4 SATARAID5 ARRAY MANAGER 4.1 OVERVIEWCOLOR 4.2 CREATING RAID GROUPS 4.2.1 CONTIGUOUS RAID GROUPS4.2.2 CONCATENATED RAID GROUPS 4.2.4 MIRRORED RAID GROUPS 4.2.3 STRIPED RAID GROUPS4.2.6 PARITY RAID GROUPS 4.2.5 MIRRORED STRIPED RAID GROUPSRAID Level 4.2.7 RAID GROUPS OVERVIEWFIELD DEFINITIONRAID Group 4.3 ADDITIONAL MENU COMMANDSFile DeviceLog File Tab 4.3.1 CONFIGURATIONPopup Tab Advanced Options FEATUREEXPLANATION DESCRIPTION 4.3.3 CREATE SPARE4.3.2 EXIT PARAMETER4.3.5 DELETE MEMBER 4.3.4 DELETE SPAREFile Options 4.3.6 DELETE ORPHAN4.3.7 MAKE PASS-THRU 4.3.8 DEVICE SUMMARY4.3.9 CREATE RAID GROUP ExitSorting Fields4.3.11 DELETE RAID GROUP 4.3.10 REBUILD RAID GROUP4.3.13 RAID GROUP SUMMARY 4.3.12 BRING RAID GROUP ONLINEOpen 4.3.14 TASK MANAGERFile Options TaskResume CancelModify SuspendThis command closes the Event Log window 4.3.15 EVENT LOG4.3.18 HELP TOPICS 4.3.16 RESOURCESFile Display 4.3.17 CREATE LEGACY RAID GROUP