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CONCATENATION
This RAID array allows you to use one, two, three or four hard drives to a array. It does not provide any data protection or performance improvement but can be useful for utilizing leftover space on disks.
1.As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2.At the next screen select Create RAID Set, then press Enter.
3.Select CONCATENATION, then press Enter.
4.Select the number of drives then press Enter.
5.Select the first drive, press Enter.
6.If applicable select the 2nd, 3rd, 4th drive pressing enter after each selection.
7.When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to accept.
8.Press Ctrl+E to exit the BIOS.
9.When asked Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?, press Y to exit and reboot.
10.Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were installing a conventional hard drive.
Deleting RAID Arrays
1.As the BIOS boots press Ctrl+S or F4 when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2.Select Delete RAID Set, then press Enter.
3.Select the RAID set then press Enter.
4.When asked Are You Sure(Y/N)?, press Y to confirm.
Resolving Conflicts
When a RAID set is created, then metadata written to the disk includes drive connection information. If, after a disk failure, the replacement disk was previously part of a RAID set (or used in another system), it may have conflicting metadata. If so, this will prohibit the RAID set from being either created or rebuilt, in order for the RAID set to function properly, this old metadata must be first overwritten with the new metadata. To resolve this, from the main BIOS window select Resolve Conflicts, then press Enter, the correct metadata, including the correct drive connection information, will be written to the replacement disk.
Low Level Format
Low Level Format is build into the RAID BIOS to make it more convenient to erase the entire contents of a hard disk drive, including data, drive and partition information. The Low Level Format utility works on single hard drive only, before the RAID set is configured.
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