Asus P5BV-C User Guide - Page 108

Disks, SELECT DISKS, Stripe Size, Capacity, Create Volume

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4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press to select the hard disk drives to configure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears. [ SELECT DISKS ] Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume. [↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete 5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press after completing your selection. 6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press . The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default stripe size is 64 KB. We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. 7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity. 8. Press when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning message appears. WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N): 9. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or to go back to the Create Volume menu. 5-12 Chapter 5: Driver installation

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Chapter 5: Driver installation
4.
When the
Disks
item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk
drives to configure as RAID. The
SELECT DISKS
screen appears.
[
SELECT DISKS
]
[
↑↓
]-Previous/Next
[SPACE]-Selects
[ENTER]-Selection Complete
Port Drive Model
Serial #
Size Status
0 XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
1 XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
2 XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
3 XXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.
5.
Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set, then press
<Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter>
after completing your selection.
6.
When the
Stripe Size
item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key
to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.
The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default
stripe size is 64 KB.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
9.
Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or <N> to
go back to the Create Volume menu.
We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size
for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
7.
Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter> when
the
Capacity
item is highlighted. The default value indicates the maximum
allowed capacity.
8.
Press <Enter> when the
Create Volume
item is highlighted. This warning
message appears.