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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. Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any other key to use maximum capacity... Figure 6 6. Press + to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its maximum capacity. 7. After the creation is complete, the screen will return to Define LD Menu where you will see the newly-created array. 8. 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 drives attached to the ATI SB600 controller 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. FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2006 ATI Technology, Inc. [ View Drives Assignments ] Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity (MB) 1:Mas 2:Mas WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Extent 1 WDC WD800JD-22LSA0 Extent 1 80026 79959 80026 79959 Assignment LD 1-1 LD 1-2 [K] Up [L] Down [ Keys Available ] [ESC] Exit Figure 7 - 77 - Appendix

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Appendix
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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.
6.
Press <Ctrl>+<Y> to set the capacity of the RAID array or press other keys to set the array to its
maximum capacity.
7.
After the creation is complete, the screen will return to
Define LD Menu
where you will see the
newly-created array.
8.
Press <Esc> to return to
Main Menu
and press <Esc> again if you want to exit the RAID BIOS
utility.
View Drive Assignments
The
View Drive Assignments
option in the
Main Menu
displays whether drives attached to the ATI
SB600 controller 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.
Figure 6
Figure 7
Press Ctrl-Y to Modify Array Capacity or press any
other key to use maximum capacity...
[
] Up
[
] Down
[ESC] Exit
FastBuild (tm) Utility (c) 2006 ATI Technology, Inc.
[
Keys Available
]
[
View Drives Assignments
]
Channel:ID
Drive Model
Capacity (MB)
Assignment
1:Mas
WDC WD800JD-22LSA0
80026
Extent
1
79959
LD
1-1
2:Mas
WDC WD800JD-22LSA0
80026
Extent
1
79959
LD
1-2