5.6.3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance)

1.In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press <1> to select Auto Setup. The following screen appears.

FastBuild (tm) Utility 2.00 (c) 2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

Optimize Array for:

Performance

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Mode ........................................

Stripe ￿

 

￿

Spare Drive..................................

0

Drive(s) Used in Array.......................

2

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB).............

8650

[ Keys Available ]

[] Up [] Down [,,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save

2.Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select Performance using the space bar. The Mode field displays Stripe.

3.After making a selection, press <Ctrl+Y> to save and create a RAID 0 array.

4.Press any key to reboot the system. During the boot process, the MBFastTrak378 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information.

5.Once the array is created, use the FDISK utility to format the array as a single hard drive.

6.After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS). The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit.

During the OS installation, the system prompts you to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. Refer to section “5.8 Creating a RAID driver disk” for details.

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