Creating a CONCATENATION set

To create a CONCATENATION set:

1.From the Silicon Image configuration utility main menu, select Create RAID set then press <Enter>.

2.From the sub-menu Select CONCATENATION then press <Enter>.

MAIN MENU

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

RAID0

RAID1

SPARE DRIVE

CONCATENATION

3. The selection bar moves to the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PHYSICAL DRIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Physical Drive menu. Using the up

 

 

 

 

 

0

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XXXXXXMB

or down arrow keys, select a drive

 

1

XXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXMB

 

then press <Enter> to set a drive

2

XXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXMB

3

XXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXXXMB

for the RAID set.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4.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>.

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

• Configure a CONCATENATION set when using a single Serial ATA drive; otherwise, the system will not recognize the drive.

•You can also create a RAID set using the SATARAID5 GUI utility under a Windows® environment.

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Striker Extreme specifications

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