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4 Technical Information

Using the ArrayConfig Program

Using Express Setup To create an array using Express Setup, you will need to do the following:

1Select the ArrayConfig menu option by pressing the hot key — the

letter that appears in a different color. (The hot key letters are underlined in the following instructions). You can also press the −

and ↓ keys until the option is highlighted and then press .

2Insert the ArrayConfig utility disk in drive A and reboot your computer. The ArrayConfig utility will start automatically.

3Read the text that appears on the initial ArrayConfig screens. Press

any key to view the next screen, or press to return to the previous screen.

4When you see the Setup Type Selection Menu, select Express Setup.

5When the next screen appears, select the type of array you want to create:

•Select Optimized for Performance if you want the fastest possible data input and output from the new array. This type of array does not have special data protection features, however.

•Select Optimized for Data Protection if your main concern is to protect the files on the array from disk failure. This type of array safeguards files in the array even if one of the array disks fails. To use this option, two disk drives are required.

6At the prompt, enter the number of drives to use in the array. You can create either a one- or two-drive array with the Express Setup.

NOTE	When you select a single hard drive for RAID 0, the drive will be striped
	and optimized using the ARO-1130’s cache memory, but no actual array
	will be created. A single drive optimized in this way, although
	significantly faster, will not provide the same level of performance as a
	two-drive RAID 0 array.
	7 When the next menu appears, select the type of application that you
	will run on your computer. (Select Other Applications if you are not sure
	what type of application you will use.) ArrayConfig will use your
	answer to create the best array configuration for your applications.

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