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English (3) Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if you do not want to create RAID. Step 1: After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 4). Hit the F10 key to enter the RAID BIOS setup utility. MediaShield ROM BIOS 6.55 Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp. Detecting array ... Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ... Figure 4 Step 2: The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility. (Figure 5). You can press the TAB key to highlight through options. Step 3: In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID modes include Mirroring, Striping, Stripe Mirroring, Spanning, and RAID5. The following is an example of RAID 0 array creation. Step 4: If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the striping block size. In the Striping Block field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size. The KB is the standard unit of Striping Block size. We recommend you leaving it to the default setting--Optimal (64K). The size range is from 4K to 128K. RAID Mode: Mirroring MediaShield Utility Mar 22 2006 - Define a New Array - Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model 2.0.M ST3120026AS 2.1.M ST3120026AS Capacity 111.79GB 111.79GB Array Disks Loc Disk Model [ ] Add Capacity [ ] Del [ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 5 GA-M55S-S3 (rev. 2.0) Motherboard - 70 -

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English
(3)
Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. Skip this step and proceed to Section 4 if
you do not want to create RAID.
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message
which says "Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 4). Hit the
F10
key to enter the RAID BIOS
setup utility.
Figure 4
Step 2:
The Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility.
(Figure 5). You can press the TAB key to highlight through options.
Step 3:
In the RAID Mode field, use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID
modes include Mirroring, Striping, Stripe Mirroring, Spanning, and RAID5. The following is an example
of RAID 0 array creation.
Step 4:
If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the striping block size. In the Striping Block field,
use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to set the Striping Block size. The
KB
is the standard unit of Striping
Block size.
We recommend you leaving it to the default setting--Optimal (64K). The size range is from
4K to 128K.
Figure 5
MediaShield ROM BIOS 6.55
Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array ...
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...
MediaShield Utility
Mar
22 2006
- Define a New Array -
RAID Mode:
Mirroring
Striping Block:
Optimal
Free Disks
Loc
Disk
Model
Capacity
2.0.M
ST3120026AS
111.79GB
2.1.M
ST3120026AS
111.79GB
Array Disks
Loc
Disk
Model
Capacity
[
J
] Add
[
I
] Del
[ESC] Quit
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[
KL
KL
KL
KL
KL
] Select
[ENTER] Popup