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3.3.3 Create Array 1. In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Create Array then press the key. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are replaced with create array menu options. VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx Auto Setup For Data Security Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) Select Disk Drives Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disk attached to VIA IDE controller F1 : View Array/Disk Status , : Move to next item Enter: Confirm the selection ESC : Exit Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXX Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXXXXX Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd 3.3.3.1 RAID 0 for performance 1. Select the second option Array Mode, then press the key to display the RAID system setting pop-up menu. RAID 0 for performance RAID 1 for data protection RAID 0/1 RAID SPAN for capacity 2. Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press . From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for stripped sets. If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with next step, otherwise, proceed to step #5. 3. Select Select Disk Drives, then press . Use arrow keys to select disk drive/s, then press to mark selected drive. An asterisk is placed before the selected drive. 4. Select Block Size, then press to set array block size. A list of valid array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu. ASUS P4V800-X motherboard user guide 3-7

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ASUS P4V800-X motherboard user guide
3-7
3.3.3
Create Array
1.
In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select
Create Array
then press the
<Enter> key. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are
replaced with create array menu options.
Channel±±±
Drive Name±
Array Name±
Mode±
Size(GB)
Status
Serial_Ch0 Master± XXXXXXXXXX±±±±
xxxxx
xxx.xx±
Hdd
Serial_Ch1 Master± XXXXXXXXXX±±±±
xxxxx
xxx.xx±
Hdd
VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx
Auto Setup For Data Security
Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process
Create a RAID array with
the hard disk attached to
VIA IDE controller
F1±
: View Array/Disk Status
, ± : Move to next item
Enter: Confirm the selection
ESC± : Exit
3.3.3.1
RAID 0 for performance
1.
Select the second option
Array Mode
, then press the <Enter> key to display
the RAID system setting pop-up menu.
2.
Select
RAID 0 for performance
from the menu and press <Enter>.
From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by selecting
Auto Setup for Performance
or manually configure the RAID array for
stripped sets. If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with
next step, otherwise, proceed to step #5.
3.
Select
Select Disk Drives
, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to select disk
drive/s, then press <Enter> to mark selected drive. An asterisk is placed before
the selected drive.
4.
Select
Block Size
, then press <Enter> to set array block size. A list of valid
array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu.
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID 0/1
RAID SPAN for capacity
RAID 0 for performance