6.Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. The following 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 and press <Enter>. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.0.0.1027 ICH10R wRAID5

Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]

Name:

Volume5

RAID Level:

RAID5(Parity)

Disks:

Select Disks

Strip Size:

64KB

 

Capacity:

XXX

GB

Create Volume

[ HELP ]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

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

2.Enter a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.

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

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