6.Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning message appears.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

7.Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.

Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)

To create a RAID 5 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:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size: Capacity:

Volume5

RAID5(Parity)

Select Disks

64KB

0.0GB 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 5 set, then press <Enter>.

3.When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select RAID 5(Parity), then press <Enter>.

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