ASRock P4VM890 RAID Installation Guide - Page 8

Create Disk Array

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2.1 Create Disk Array 1. You may click on one of the three buttons to create different types of disk array- "Select Array Creating Method" will be prompted. RAID 1, Span, and RAID 0. Then a Auto: The software will configure the available hard disk drives to be a disk array. User can modify the hard disk drives later. It is strongly recommended to use this method. Custom: Disk array is arranged by user. 2. Click "Auto" button. The "Creating Array" window will pop up. If you select "Custom", the "Available Disks" window will list the available disk drives for array-creating. Select a disk drive and click right arrow button to add the specific disk drive to array. After adding a disk drive, user can also remove the selected disk drive from array. Click the disk drive in "Array Disks" windows, then click left arrow button to remove the selected disk drive. Press "Create" button to create or "Cancel" button to cancel it. After you pressed the "Create" button, a warning message will pop up. Click "Yes" to finish the creation of disk array, or "No" to cancel. 8

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2.1
Create Disk Array
1.
You may click on one of the three buttons to create different types of disk array–
RAID 1,
Span, and
RAID 0. Then a
“Select Array Creating Method” will be prompted.
Auto:
The software will configure the available hard disk drives to be a disk array. User can modify the hard disk drives later. It is strongly recommended
to use this method.
Custom:
Disk array is arranged by user.
2.
Click “Auto” button. The “Creating Array” window will pop up. If you select “Custom”, the “Available Disks” window will list the available disk
drives for array-creating. Select a disk drive and click right arrow button to add the specific disk drive to array. After adding a disk drive, user
can also remove the selected disk drive from array. Click the disk drive in “Array Disks” windows, then click left arrow button to remove the
selected disk drive.
Press “Create” button to create or “Cancel” button to cancel it.
After you pressed the “Create” button, a warning message will pop up. Click “Yes” to finish the creation of disk array, or “No” to cancel.