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Option ROM Utility

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5 Option ROM Utility The Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5 and RAID10 functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety provided by different RAID functions. Here, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you through how to configure your RAID system. Assume four hard disks are connected to the motherboard : Lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - HDS728090PLA380, 82.34GB Upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0, 120.03GB Lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, 250.05GB Upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - ST3320620AS, 320.07GB WARNING! To achieve the best performance and reliability, we highly recommend you using the hard disks with the same brand, size and model number. Though we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID function in this chapter, it is only helpful in explaining what the final disk volume of the RAID array will be. In the real world, using the same model to build a disk array is strongly recommended. The relationships between port numbers in the Option ROM Utility and SATA ports on the motherboard are shown below. They are : Channel 1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard. Channel 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2. Channel 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4. Channel 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4. Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View Drive Assignments ] Channel :ID Drive Model Compatibilities Capacity(GB) Assignment 1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380 SATA 3G 82.34 Extent 1 82.28 Free 2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA 1.5G 120.03 Extent 1 119.96 Free 3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3 SATA 3G 250.05 Extent 1 249.99 Free 4 :Mas ST3320620AS SATA 1.5G 320.07 Extent 1 320.00 Free [ Keys Available ] [↑] Up [↓] Down [PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page [Ctrl+C] Define LD [Enter] View LD [Ctrl+V] View Single Disk [ESC] Exit 73

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Option ROM Utility
The Option ROM Utility supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID5 and RAID10 functions. It
allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity, or data safety
provided by different RAID functions.
Here, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you through how
to configure your RAID system. Assume four hard disks are connected to the
motherboard :
Lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - HDS728090PLA380, 82.34GB
Upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 - WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0, 120.03GB
Lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - Hitachi HDT725025VLA3, 250.05GB
Upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4 - ST3320620AS, 320.07GB
The relationships between port numbers in the Option ROM Utility and SATA ports on
the motherboard are shown below. They are :
Channel 1 is the lower SATA port of SATA1_SATA2 of the motherboard.
Channel 2 is the upper SATA port of SATA1_SATA2.
Channel 3 is the lower SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.
Channel 4 is the upper SATA port of SATA3_SATA4.
To achieve the best performance and reliability, we highly recommend you
using the hard disks with the same brand, size and model number. Though
we are using four different hard disks as an example to describe RAID
function in this chapter, it is only helpful in explaining what the final disk
volume of the RAID array will be. In the real world, using the same model to
build a disk array is strongly recommended.
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Channel
:ID
Drive Model
Compatibilities
Capacity(GB)
Assignment
Extent 1
82.28
Free
2 :Mas WDC WD1200JD-98HBB0 SATA
1.5G
120.03
Extent 1
119.96
Free
3 :Mas Hitachi HDT725025VLA3
SATA
3G
250.05
Extent 1
249.99
Free
4 :Mas ST3320620AS
SATA
1.5G
320.07
Extent 1
320.00
Free
[↑] Up
[↓] Down
[PaUp/PaDn] Switch Page
[Ctrl+C] Define LD
[Enter] View LD
[Ctrl+V] View Single Disk
[ESC] Exit
Option ROM Utility (c) 2008 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[ Keys Available ]
1 :Mas HDS728090PLA380
SATA
3G
82.34
[ View Drive Assignments ]