Intel D845PEBT2 Product Guide - Page 41
Creating a Striped Set (RAID 0), Automatic Configuration, Manual Configuration - raid controller
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Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components Creating a Striped Set (RAID 0) ✏ NOTE If the drives are not identical in size, the total size of the Striped set will be twice the size of the smallest drive. Automatic Configuration To automatically configure a Striped set, highlight the Auto Configuration option using the up-down arrow keys and press . ✏ NOTE The Auto Configuration option will choose a 16K stripe size (also referred to as chunk size) and assign the first drive as "0" (drive on the primary SATA channel) and the second drive as "1" (drive on the secondary SATA channel). If you wish to select the striped size and/or the drive assignment, choose the Manual Configuration option. Manual Configuration To manually configure a Striped set: 1. Highlight the Manual Configuration option using the up-down arrow keys and press . 2. Highlight 0 PM or 1 SM to select the first drive and press . 3. Press again to confirm the second drive. 4. Highlight 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, or 128K to choose the chunk size and press . ✏ NOTE The selected chunk size affects how the SATA RAID controller sends and receives block of data for the hard disk drives. Users should perform their own testing to determine the optimal chunk size for the applications they intend to use. Generally, larger chunk sizes are better when managing larger data transfers with applications such as audio/video editing or graphics design. Smaller chunk sizes are better when dealing with office applications such as e-mail. 5. Confirm the Striped set just created by pressing . Select to go back to the beginning to create the set. 41