4.Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the configuration options. If you selected <Y>, proceed to step 9.

5.Select Select Disk Drives, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to select disk drive, then press <Enter> to mark selected drive. An asterisk appears before a selected drive.

6.Select Block Size, then press <Enter> to set array block size. A list of valid array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu.

4K

8K

16K

32K

64K

TIP: For server systems, use of a lower array block size is recommended. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, a higher array block size is recommended for optimum performance.

Use arrow keys to move selection bar on items and press <Enter> to select.

7.Select Start Create Process and press <Enter> to set up hard disk for RAID system. The following confirmation message appears:

The data on the selected disks will be destroyed. Continue? (Y/N)

8.Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the configuration options.

9.Press <Esc> to go back to main menu.

RAID 1 for data protection

1.From the create array menu, select Array Mode, then press <Enter>. The supported RAID configurations appear on a pop-up menu.

RAID 0 for performance

RAID 1 for data protection

RAID 0/1

RAID SPAN for capacity

2.Select RAID 1 for data protection then press <Enter>.

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Chapter 3: Software support