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Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Creation, Configuring Adaptec onboard SATA RAID

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125 Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Creation Configuring Adaptec onboard SATA RAID This section explains briefly how to create a RAID volume with the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID. Enabling the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID controller 1 Turn on the server and the display monitor. If the server is already turned on, please close all open applications and then restart the server. 2 During POST, press to access the BIOS Setup Utility. 3 Select the Advanced > IDE/SATA Configuration submenu. 4 Change the setting of the Configure SATA#1 as field from IDE to RAID. 5 Select Adaptec of ICH Raid CodeBase option. 6 Press . 7 Select Ok to save the setting and close the Setup Utility. Entering Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility To start the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, please press + when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display on the screen. Creating RAID Volume 1 Select the Array Configuration Utility option. 2 Select Create Array. 3 The screen displays Select drives to create Array. 4 Select the desired hard drive disk and then press to add it in Selected Drives area. 5 Press to complete the selection. 6 Select Array Type. 7 Configure the array properties. 8 Press Done when finish. 9 Press Y when prompted by "Do you want to create an array? (Yes/ No):". 10 Press any key to continue.

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125
Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Creation
Configuring Adaptec onboard SATA RAID
This section explains briefly how to create a RAID volume with the
Adaptec onboard SATA RAID.
Enabling the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID controller
1
Turn on the server and the display monitor. If the server is already
turned on, please close all open applications and then restart the
server.
2
During POST, press <
F2
> to access the BIOS Setup Utility.
3
Select the
Advanced > IDE/SATA
Configuration submenu.
4
Change the setting of the
Configure SATA#1 as
field from IDE to
RAID
.
5
Select
Adaptec
of ICH Raid CodeBase option.
6
Press <
F10
>.
7
Select
Ok
to save the setting and close the Setup Utility.
Entering Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility
To start the Adaptec onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, please
press <
CTRL
> + <
A
> when you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After
POST finished, the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility will display on
the screen.
Creating RAID Volume
1
Select the
Array Configuration Utility
option.
2
Select
Create Array
.
3
The screen displays
Select drives to create Array
.
4
Select the desired hard drive disk and then press <
INS
> to add it in
Selected Drives
area.
5
Press <
Enter
> to complete the selection.
6
Select
Array Type
.
7
Configure the array properties.
8
Press
Done
when finish.
9
Press
Y
when prompted by "Do you want to create an array? (Yes/
No):".
10
Press any key to continue.