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RAID Mode, RAID 0, Stripe Block, Drives Assignments, Main Menu, Assignment, Define LD Menu

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In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example. 1. Under the RAID Mode section, press the key to select RAID 0. 2. Set the Stripe Block size. 64 KB is the default. 3. Under the Drives Assignments section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive. 4. Press the key or to change the Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the disk array. The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned. 5. Press + keys to save the information. The window below will appear. Fast Initialization option has been selected It will erase the MBR data of the disk. Figure 6 6. Press + to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option. Then, the window below will appear. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity... Figure 7 7. Press + to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maximum capacity. 8. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to Define LD Menu where you will see the newlycreated array. 9. Press to return to Main Menu and press again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility. View Drive Assignments The View Drive Assignments option in the Main Menu displays whether the attached hard drives are assigned to a disk array or are unassigned. Under the Assignment column, drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as Free if unassigned. Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [ View Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID 1:Mas 2:Mas Drive Model Capabilities WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G Extent 1 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 SATA 3G Extent 1 Capacity (GB) 79.89 79.82 80.2 80.02 Assignment LD 1-1 LD 1-2 [h] Up [i] Down [ESC] Exit [ Keys Available ] [Ctrl+H] Secure Erase [PgUp/Dn] Page Change Figure 8 - 81 - Appendix

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Appendix
In the following procedure, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.
1. Under the
RAID Mode
section, press the <SPACE> key to select
RAID 0
.
2. Set the
Stripe Block
size. 64 KB
is the default.
3. Under the
Drives Assignments
section, press the up or down arrow key to highlight a drive.
4. Press the <SPACE> key or <Y>to change the Assignment option to Y. This action adds the drive to the
disk array. The Total Drv section will show the number of disks assigned.
5. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> keys to save the information. The window below will appear.
View Drive Assignments
The
View Drive Assignments
option in the
Main Menu
displays whether the attached hard drives are as-
signed to a disk array or are unassigned. Under the
Assignment
column, drives are labeled with their as-
signed disk array or shown as
Free
if unassigned.
Figure 6
Figure 8
Fast Initialization option has been selected
It will erase the MBR data of the disk.
<Press Ctrl-Y key if you are sure to erase it>
<Press any other key to ignore this option>
Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any
other key to use maximum capacity...
Figure 7
6. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to clear the MBR or press other keys to ignore this option. Then, the window below
will appear.
7. Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maxi-
mum capacity.
8. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to
Define LD Menu
where you will see the newly-
created array.
9. Press <Esc> to return to
Main Menu
and press <Esc> again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS utility.
Option ROM Utility (c) 2009 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
[ Keys Available ]
[ View Drives Assignments
]
[
h
] Up
[
i
] Down
[ESC] Exit
[Ctrl+H] Secure Erase
[PgUp/Dn] Page Change
Channel:ID
Drive Model
Capabilities
Capacity (GB)
Assignment
1:Mas
WDC WD800JD-22LSA0
SATA 3G
79.89
Extent
1
79.82
LD
1-1
2:Mas
WDC WD800JD-22LSA0
SATA 3G
80.2
Extent
1
80.02
LD
1-2