Creating a RAID 1 configuration

To create a RAID 1 set:

1.From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu, move the cursor to Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability then press <Enter>.

2.Use the up or down arrow keys to select a drive then press <Space> or <Enter>. The striped mark “M” appears before a selected drive.

3.Repeat step 2 to select the second drive.

4.The utility prompts the following warning message:

Create RAID 1 (Y/N)?

Press <Y> to continue or press <N> to return to the menu.

5.Key in a RAID name with a maximum of eight (8) alphanumeric characters then press <Enter>. Do not use special characters or symbols.

6.The utility prompts the following confirmation message:

Duplicate Data from M to m (Y/N)?

Press <Y> to duplicate data from the source disk “M” to the target disk “m” or press <N> to create a RAID 1 set without duplicating the data.

7.If you selected <Y>, the utility will duplicate your data. The following progress bar appears.

50% completed.

8.The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

Drive Model

Mode

Capacity

RAID Array/Type

Channel 0

Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX MB

RAID

A/1

Channel 1

Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX MB

 

 

Channel

2

Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX

MB

RAID

A/1

Channel

3

Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX

MB

 

 

 

 

 

Capacity

RAID Type

Stripe Size RAID Name

RAID Array A

:

XXXXX MB

1

RAID1

RAID Array

B

:

 

 

 

RAID Array

C

:

 

 

 

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