SIIG SATA II-150 Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set, Select Reserved for RAID, then press Enter

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JBOD

This RAID array to be used on New/Blank hard drives. JBOD will destroy existing data on the hard drive.

1.As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+R when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.

2.At the next screen select RAID, then press Enter.

3.Select Create, then press Enter.

4.Select JBOD, then press spacebar.

5.Create name or leave blank, press Enter.

6.Select Exit, then press Enter.

7.When asked Are You Sure to Exit(Yes/No)?, select Yes, then press Enter to exit and reboot.

8.Continue with Fdisk and Format steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive.

Rebuilding a Failed Mirror Set

When a failure to one member occurs, you will be notified either by the RAID BIOS during boot or by the Initio SATA RAID Manager while in Windows. The steps below will guide you in rebuilding a failed mirror set.

To Rebuild the Mirror while in the SATA RAID BIOS

This method may not be compatible in some systems, in this case, use the Online Mirror Rebuild method on the next page to rebuild your mirror set.

1.Replace the failed drive(s) with one of equal or greater capacity, then start the computer.

2.During boot press Ctrl+R to enter the RAID BIOS.

3.Select Disk, press Enter.

4.Select Reserved for RAID, then press Enter.

5.Select the single hard drive then press Enter.

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