BIOS Update Guide B-3
Intel Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility (IS7-G, IS7) The on-chip Serial ATA RAID supports the
Stripe (RAID 0) and Mirror (RAID 1) RAID set.
For the striped RAID set, the identical drives
can read and write data in parallel to increase
performance. The Mirrored RAID set creates a
complete backup of your files. Striped and
Mirrored RAID set requires 2 hard disks to do
so.
Main Menu
Reboot your system. Press <CTRL> + <I> key
while booting up the system to enter the main
menu of RAID Configuration Utility:
To select the option in this menu, you may:
• Press <↑↓> (up, down arrow) to choose
the option you want to confirm or to
modify.
• Press <Enter> to confirm the selection.
• Press <Esc> to return to previous menu.
NOTE: If you want to create a RAID 0 (striping)
array, all the data stored in the hard disks will
first be erased! Please backup the hard disk data
before starting to create the RAID array.
If you want to create a RAID 1 (mirroring) array,
please make sure which hard disk is the source
disk and which one is the destination disk. If
you make a mistake, you may copy the blank
data to the source disk, which will result in both
hard disks becoming blank!
Create RAID Volume
This item allows you to create a RAID array.
Name: This item displays the name of the
RAID array. You can enter up to 16 characters
in length. This name is case sensitive and cannot
contain special characters.
Strip Size: This item displays the strip value.
RAID Level: This item displays the RAID type.
Capacity: This item displays the capacity of
RAID array.
NOTE: It is highly recommended to attach hard
disks with the same model in reaching the
RAID performance.
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