Creating a RAID 0 set (Striped)

To create a RAID set:

1.

From the Silicon Image

 

configuration utility main

 

menu, select Create RAID

 

set then press <Enter> to

 

display an option menu.

2.

Select RAID 0 then press

MAIN MENU

Create RAID set Delete RAID set Rebuild Raid1 set Resolve Conflicts Low Level Format Logical Drive Info

RAID0

RAID1

SPARE DRIVE

CONCATENATION

<Enter> to display the

following.

MAIN MENU

Auto configuration Manual configuration

3.Select your desired method of configuration. Auto configuration

a.Select Auto Configuration the press <Enter>.

b.The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press <Enter>.

c.Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the Main Menu.

By default, Auto configuration sets the stripe size to 64K and sets the logical drives based on the physical drives installed.

Manual configuration

a.Select Manual

configuration and press

<Enter>. The following popup menu appears.

b.Use the up or down arrow keys to select a chunk size appropriate to your drive usage then press <Enter>.

MAIN MENU

Auto configuration Manual configuration

chunk size

4K

8K

16K

32K

64K

128K

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Chapter 5: Software support

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Asus Striker Extreme manual Creating a RAID 0 set Striped, To create a RAID set, Following

Striker Extreme specifications

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