Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)

To create a RAID 0 set:

1.From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press <Enter>. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5.7.0.1005 ICH7MR

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[CREATE VOLUME MENU]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Create Volume

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Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and cannot contain special characters.

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2.Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>.

3.When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 0(Stripe), then press <Enter>.

4.Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 128 KB.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

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