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A. Create Array, Create Array, Array Mode, for performance, RAID 1 for data protection, RAID SPAN - v1 0

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English A. Create Array: In Main Menu, select Create Array and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 5 below will appear. VIA VT8237S V-RAID Utility V1.20 X Auto Setup For Data Security X Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring) X Select Disk Drives X Start Create Process Dev. Posi. Channel0 Master Channel1 Master Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : K, L : Enter : ESC : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) Status 111.79 Hdd 111.79 Hdd Figure 5 The first step to create a RAID array is to set the RAID mode. Select Array Mode and press ENTER. And the RAID mode selection menu will appear (Figure 6). The supported RAID modes include RAID 0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection, and RAID SPAN for capacity. Use the UP or DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode, then press ENTER. The following procedure uses RAID 0 creation as as example. VIA VT8237S V-RAID Utility V1.20 X X X X AASSeturRRRalrterAAAoactytIIISCDDDDMertiS10uesokPapdfftAooeDFerrNRroPdpirAvrfaeoeDoIrtrsaDcfaoectprs0aarsmp(oSSaateectncrcicutitepyrioiitnnyg) Dev. Posi. Channel0 Master Channel1 Master Drive Name ST3120026AS ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : K, L : Enter : ESC : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) Status 111.79 Hdd 111.79 Hdd Figure 6 - 59 - Appendix

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Appendix
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English
Figure 5
A. Create Array:
In Main Menu, select
Create Array
and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 5 below will appear.
The first step to create a RAID array is to set the RAID mode. Select
Array Mode
and press ENTER.
And the RAID mode selection menu will appear (Figure 6). The supported RAID modes include
RAID
0 for performance
,
RAID 1 for data protection
, and
RAID SPAN for capacity
. Use the UP or
DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode, then press ENTER.
The following procedure uses RAID
0 creation as as example.
Figure 6
Dev. Posi.
Drive Name
Array Name
Mode
Size(GB)
Status
Channel0 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Channel1 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
:
View Array/disk Status
,
:
Move to next item
Enter
:
Confirm the selection
ESC
:
Exit
Auto Setup For Data Security
Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process
VIA VT8237S V-RAID Utility V1.20
Dev. Posi.
Drive Name
Array Name
Mode
Size(GB)
Status
Channel0 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Channel1 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
:
View Array/disk Status
,
:
Move to next item
Enter
:
Confirm the selection
ESC
:
Exit
VIA VT8237S V-RAID Utility V1.20
RAID 0 for performance
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID SPAN for capacity