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5.5.4 Creating a RAID Volume To create a RAID 0 volume: 1. Select the option 1. Create RAID Volume from the Main menu, then press . The Create Array menu appears. Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. v3.x.x.xxxx [ CREATE ARRAY MENU ] Name: RAID_Volume1 Stripe Size: 64KB RAID Level: RAID0(Striping) Capacity: 37.2GB Create Volume [ HELP ] Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and can not contain special characters. [ ]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC] Previous Menu [Enter]-Select 2. Type a name for your RAID volume using 1 to 16 characters (letters and/or numbers, no special characters). Press . 3. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array. Press to make the selection. The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default is 64 KB. Select a stripe value from the following suggestions depending on your planned drive usage. • 16 KB - low disk usage • 64 KB - typical disk usage • 128 KB - performance disk usage 4. Highlight Create Volume then press to create the array. Press Y when a confirmation message appears. Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N) 5. Scroll down to option 4. Exit and press to exit the RAID configuration utility. Press Y when a confirmation message appears. 5-20 Chapter 5: Driver installation

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Chapter 5: Driver installation
5.5.4
Creating a RAID Volume
To create a RAID 0 volume:
1.
Select the option
1. Create RAID Volume
from the Main menu, then
press <Enter>.
The Create Array menu appears.
[
HELP
]
Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and
can not contain special characters.
Intel(R) Integrated RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility
Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. v3.x.x.xxxx
[
CREATE ARRAY MENU
]
Name:
RAID_Volume1
Stripe Size:
64KB
RAID Level:
RAID0(Striping)
Capacity:
37.2GB
±±
Create Volume
[
]-Change±
[
]-Change±
[TAB]-Next±
[TAB]-Next±
[ESC] Previous Menu±±
[ESC] Previous Menu±±
[Enter]-Select
[Enter]-Select
2.
Type a name for your RAID volume using 1 to 16 characters (letters
and/or numbers, no special characters). Press <Enter>.
3.
Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select the stripe size for the
RAID 0 array. Press <Enter> to make the selection.
The available values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default is 64
KB. Select a stripe value from the following suggestions depending
on your planned drive usage.
• 16 KB - low disk usage
•
64 KB - typical disk usage
• 128 KB - performance disk usage
4.
Highlight
Create Volume
then press <Enter> to create the array.
Press
Y
when a confirmation message appears.
Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N)
5.
Scroll down to option
4. Exit
and press <Enter> to exit the RAID
configuration utility. Press
Y
when a confirmation message appears.