108 | Appendix B: SATA RAID configuration |
Creating the RAID 1 volume
1In the onboard LSI RAID Configuration Utility, select Configuration from the Management menu.
2Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu, then select YES to continue.
An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller.
3Press the arrow keys to choose the specific physical drives, then press the space bar to associate the selected drive with the current array.
The indicator for the selected drive change from READY to
ONLINE.
4Add two more drives to the current array, then press Enter.
5Press Enter again to select another array to configure.
6Press the space bar to select the array, then press F10 to configure the logical drive.
7Accept the default RAID level (RAID1), then press Enter to return to the array selection window.
8Press Enter to end the array configuration.
9Select YES to save the configuration, then press any key to return to the Configuration menu.
Initializing the RAID volume
1Press Esc to return to the Management menu.
2Select Initialize from the Management menu.
All logical drives should be listed under Logical Drives.
3Press the space bar to select the drives for initialization. The selected drive will be shown in yellow.
4Press F10, then select YES to start the initialization process.
5Once initialization is complete, press any key to continue.
6Press Esc to return to the Management menu.
7Press Esc, then select YES to close the configuration utility.
8Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the system, then proceed to the OS installation.
