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Creating the RAID 1 volume, Initializing the RAID volume

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106 Appendix B: SATA RAID configuration Creating the RAID 1 volume 1 In the onboard LSI RAID Configuration Utility, select Configuration from the Management menu. 2 Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu, then select YES to continue. An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller. 3 Press the arrow keys to choose the specific physical drives, then press the space bar to associate the selected drive with the current array. The indicator for the selected drive change from READY to ONLINE. 4 Add two more drives to the current array, then press Enter. 5 Press Enter again to select another array to configure. 6 Press the space bar to select the array, then press F10 to configure the logical drive. 7 Accept the default RAID level (RAID1), then press Enter to return to the array selection window. 8 Press Enter to end the array configuration. 9 Select YES to save the configuration, then press any key to return to the Configuration menu. Initializing the RAID volume 1 Press Esc to return to the Management menu. 2 Select Initialize from the Management menu. All logical drives should be listed under Logical Drives. 3 Press the space bar to select the drives for initialization. The selected drive will be shown in yellow. 4 Press F10, then select YES to start the initialization process. 5 Once initialization is complete, press any key to continue. 6 Press Esc to return to the Management menu. 7 Press Esc, then select YES to close the configuration utility. 8 Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the system, then proceed to the OS installation.

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Appendix B: SATA RAID configuration
106
Creating the RAID 1 volume
1
In the onboard LSI RAID Configuration Utility, select
Configuration
from the Managemen
t menu.
2
Select
New Configuration
from the Configuration
menu, then
select
YES
to continue.
An array selection window displays the devices connected to the
current controller.
3
Press the arrow keys to choose the specific physical drives, then
press the space bar to associate the selected drive with the current
array.
The indicator for the selected drive change from READY to
ONLINE.
4
Add two more drives to the current array, then press
Enter
.
5
Press
Enter
again to select another array to configure.
6
Press the space bar to select the array, then press
F10
to configure
the logical drive.
7
Accept the default RAID level (RAID1), then press
Enter
to return
to the array selection window.
8
Press
Enter
to end the array configuration.
9
Select
YES
to save the configuration, then press any key to return
to the Configuration
menu.
Initializing the RAID volume
1
Press
Esc
to return to the Management
menu.
2
Select
Initialize
from the Management
menu.
All logical drives should be listed under Logical Drives.
3
Press the space bar to select the drives for initialization.
The selected drive will be shown in yellow.
4
Press
F10
, then select
YES
to start the initialization process.
5
Once initialization is complete, press any key to continue.
6
Press
Esc
to return to the Management
menu.
7
Press
Esc
, then select
YES
to close the configuration utility.
8
Press
Ctrl
+
Alt
+
Del
to reboot the system, then proceed to the OS
installation.