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Creating a RAID set, RAID 0: 128 KB

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5.4.1 Creating a RAID set To create a RAID set: 1. From the Intel® Virtual Raid on CPU menu, select Create RAID Volume and press . The following screen appears: 2. When the Name item is selected, enter a name for the RAID set and press . 3. When the RAID Level item is selected, press to select the RAID level to create, and then press . 4. When the Enable RAID spanned over VMD Controllers item is selected, press and select X to enable this function. 5. Under Select Disks, press and select X for the disks you want to include in the RAID set. 6. When the Strip Size item is selected, press to select strip size for the RAID array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press . The available strip size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values: - RAID 0: 128 KB - RAID 10: 64 KB - RAID 5: 64 KB We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing. ASUS E900 G4 5-19

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ASUS E900 G4
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5.4.1
Creating a RAID set
To create a RAID set:
1.
From the Intel
®
Virtual Raid on CPU menu, select
Create RAID Volume
and press
<Enter>. The following screen appears:
2.
When the
Name
item is selected, enter a name for the RAID set and press <Enter>.
3.
When the
RAID Level
item is selected, press <Enter> to select the RAID level to
create, and then press <Enter>.
4.
When the
Enable RAID spanned over VMD Controllers
item is selected, press
<Enter> and select
X
to enable this function.
5.
Under Select Disks, press <Enter> and select
X
for the disks you want to include in the
RAID set.
6.
When the
Strip Size
item is selected, press <Enter> to select strip size for the RAID
array (for RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press <Enter>. The available strip size
values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:
-
RAID 0: 128 KB
-
RAID 10: 64 KB
-
RAID 5: 64 KB
We recommend a lower strip size for server systems, and a higher strip size for multimedia
computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.