5.5.3 Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Sets

The Serial ATA RAID set must be configured in the RAID Configuration utility. This configuration can be done by the Intel® RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds: Press <Ctrl-I>to enter Raid Configuration Utility. After this message appears, press the <Ctrl> and <I> keys simultaneously, the following screen menu appears.

Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility

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[ MAIN MENU ]

1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit

 

 

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

 

RAID

Volumes:

 

 

 

 

None

defined.

 

 

 

 

Non-RAID Disks:

Serial #

Size

Status

Bootable

Port

Drive Model

0

ST320413A

xxxxxxxx

18.6GB

Normal

Yes

1

ST320413A

xxxxxxxx

18.6GB

Normal

Yes

 

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5.5.4 Creating a RAID Volume

Follow the given steps to create a RAID 0 Volume

1.Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press the <Enter> key.

Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility

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[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: RAID_Volume1

Strip Size: 64KB

RAID Level: RAID0(Striping)

Capacity: 37.2GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

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

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