SIIG 04-0418A manual Creating RAID Array, RAID 0 Striping, Configuration box, select Striped

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Creating RAID Array

The SATA II ExpressCard RAID is a two channel Serial ATA controller that supports two Serial ATA hard disk drives. It is recommended to use identical hard drives for all RAID configurations, however, it's possible to combine hard drives of different sizes and makes. This section will guide you in setting up a RAID Array.

RAID 0 (Striping)

Striping will erase any existing data on the hard drive. Make sure you back up your data before striping.

1.Double click the the SATARAID5 icon on the desktop to display the SATARAID5 Array Manager. Before proceeding confirm that both hard drives display as Available.

2.In the menu bar click RAID Group, click Create RAID Group then click Yes.

3.In Configuration box, select Striped.

4.In Capacity box, select the desired stripe size. Select MAX for the maximum capacity.

5.Select Chunk size as determined by your application. The default of 8 is used in most cases.

6.In Path ID, select both hard disk drives, then click Create.

7.Click Close, then restart Windows.

When Windows resumes, go to Disk Management on page 8 to format the RAID Array.

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Contents Features and Benefits SystemRequirementsLayout Hardware InstallationPackageContents ExternalDeviceConnectionWindows XP/Server Software InstallationWindows2000 At the Found New Hardware WizardSATARaid5 GUI To Verify Windows 2000/XP/2003 InstallationInstalling SATARaid5 GUI SATARaid5 GUI OverviewDevice Configuration window RAID Groups windowConfiguration box, select Striped Creating RAID ArrayRAID 0 Striping RAID 1 Mirror Configuration box, select MirroredConfiguration box, select Concatenated JBODConcatenatedSingle Drive Setup non-RAID Configuration box, select ContiguousDiskManagement At the New Partition Wizard, click Next Sataraid 5 Configuration Menu Log FilePopup Different levels areAdvanced Options Delete Member DeviceMenuCommandsCreate Spare and Delete Spare Delete OrphanRebuild RAID Group RAID Group Menu CommandsCreate RAID Group Delete RAID GroupWindowMenuCommands RAID Group SummaryTask Manager LegacySupportMenuCommands Event LogResources Delete Legacy RAID Group ConfigurationRebuild Legacy RAID Group Convert Legacy RAID GroupBlank Technical Support and Warranty SIIG, Inc Stewart Avenue Fremont, CA RMA #Blank About SIIG, Inc