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A. Create RAID Array Create Array, Create Array - sata drive

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English A. Create RAID Array (Create Array): In the main screen, select Create Array and press to access the RAID configuration screen where you can select RAID type (refer to Figure 3). VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Performance Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping) Select Disk Drives Block Size 64K Start Create Process Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : , : Enter : ESC : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Array Name Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) Status 111.79 Hdd 111.79 Hdd Figure 3 To select a RAID type, move the the selection bar to "Array Mode..." and press . Then a list of RAID types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID SPAN, will appear (Figure 4). Select a RAID type and press . In the following steps, we'll create RAID 0 as an example. VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31 Auto Setup For Data Security ArRraAyIDM0odfeorRpAeIrDfo0rm(Satnrcipeing) SeRleActIDis1kfoDrridvaetsa protection BloRcAkISDizSeP6A4KN for capacity Start Create Process Channel Drive Name Serial_Ch0 Master ST3120026AS Serial_Ch1 Master ST3120026AS Create a RAID array with the hard disks attached to VIA RAID controller F1 : , : Enter : ESC : View Array/disk Status Move to next item Confirm the selection Exit Array Name Mode SATA SATA Size(GB) Status 111.79 Hdd 111.79 Hdd Figure 4 - 65 - Appendix

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Appendix
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English
Figure 3
A. Create RAID Array (Create Array):
In the main screen, select
Create Array
and press <Enter> to access the RAID configuration screen where
you can select RAID type (refer to Figure 3).
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31
Channel
Drive Name
Array Name
Mode
Size(GB)
Status
Serial_Ch0 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Serial_Ch1 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
:
View Array/disk Status
K
,
L
:
Move to next item
Enter
:
Confirm the selection
ESC
:
Exit
X
Auto Setup For Performance
X
Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)
X
Select Disk Drives
X
Block Size 64K
X
Start Create Process
To select a RAID type,
move the the selection bar to "Array Mode..." and press <Enter>. Then a list
of RAID types, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID SPAN, will appear (Figure 4). Select a RAID type and
press <Enter>. In the following steps, we'll create RAID 0 as an example.
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31
Channel
Drive Name
Array Name
Mode
Size(GB)
Status
Serial_Ch0 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Serial_Ch1 Master
ST3120026AS
SATA
111.79
Hdd
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
:
View Array/disk Status
K
,
L
:
Move to next item
Enter
:
Confirm the selection
ESC
:
Exit
X
X
X
X
X
RAID 0 for performance
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID SPAN for capacity
Figure 4