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2. Select RAID 1 then
press <Enter> to display
the following.
MAIN MENU
Auto conguration
Manual conguration
c. The selection bar moves to
the Physical Drive menu.
Using the up or down arrow
keys, select a drive then
press <Enter> to set the
rst drive of the RAID set.
d. Repeat step c to set the second, third, and fourth drive. The
number of available drives depend on the installed and enabled
physical drives in the system.
e. The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up
or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press <Enter>.
f. Press <Y> to conrm or <N> to return to the Main Menu.
TIP: For server systems, we recommend using a lower array block
size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and
video editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum
performance.
PHYSICAL DRIVE
0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB
1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB
2 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB
3 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB
Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored)
To create a RAID 1 set:
1. From the Silicon Image
conguration utility
main menu, select
Create RAID set then
press <Enter>. The
following sub-menu
appears.
MAIN MENU
Create RAID set
Delete RAID set
Rebuild Raid1 set
Resolve Conicts
Low Level Format
Logical Drive Info
RAID0
RAID1
RAID10
SPARE DRIVE
RAID0
RAID1
RAID5
RAID10
SPARE DRIVE
CONCATENATION