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 v5.0.0.1032 ICH8R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]

Name: Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Create Volume

[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]

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.

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

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.When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. This pop‑up screen appears.

 

 

 

[ SELECT DISKS ]

 

 

 

Port

Drive Model

Serial #

Size Status

 

0

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

 

1

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

2

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

3

XXXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXX

XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

5.Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

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