Gigabyte GA-Z270X-DESIGNARE RAID Setup Guide - Page 12

Create Volume, DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION, MAIN MENU, When completed

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Step 5: Enter the array capacity and press . Finally press on the Create Volume item to begin creating the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press to confirm or to cancel (Figure 17). Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 15.2.0.2649 Copyright(C) Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Name : Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : 128 MB Capacity : 931.5 GB Sync : N/A Create Volume WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST. [ HELP ] Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N) : Press ENTER to create the specified volume. [hi]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu Figure 17 [ENTER]-Select When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including the RAID level, stripe block size, array name, and array capacity, etc. (Figure 18) Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 15.2.0.2649 Copyright (C) Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID [ MAIN MENU ] 4. Recovery Volume Options 5. Acceleration Options 6. Exit RAID Volumes : ID Name 0 Volume0 [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Level RAID0(Stripe) Strip 128KB Size 931.5GB Physical Devices : ID Device Model 1 Hitachi HDS72105 2 Hitachi HDS72105 Serial # JP1532FR3BWV7K JP1532ER046M2K Size 465.7GB 465.7GB Status Normal Bootable Yes Type/Status(Vol ID) Member Disk(0) Member Disk(0) [hi]-Select [ESC]-Exit Figure 18 [ENTER]-Select Menu To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press or select 6. Exit in MAIN MENU. Now, you can proceed to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. - 12 -

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Step 5:
Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the
Create Volume
item to begin creating
the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press <Y> to confirm or <N> to
cancel (Figure 17).
When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the
DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
section, including the RAID level, stripe block size, array name, and array capacity, etc. (Figure 18)
To exit the RAID BIOS utility, press <Esc> or select
6. Exit
in
MAIN MENU
.
Now, you can proceed to install the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system.
Figure 17
Figure 18
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 15.2.0.2649
Copyright(C) Intel Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
[
hi
]-Change
[TAB]-Next
[ESC]-Previous Menu
[ENTER]-Select
Name :
Volume0
RAID Level :
RAID0(Stripe)
Disks :
Select Disks
Strip Size :
128 MB
Capacity :
931.5 GB
Sync :
N/A
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N) :
Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - Option ROM - 15.2.0.2649
Copyright (C)
Intel Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
RAID Volumes :
ID
Name
Level
Strip
Size
Status
Bootable
0
Volume0
RAID0(Stripe)
128KB
931.5GB
Normal
Yes
Physical Devices :
ID
Device Model
Serial #
Size
Type/Status(Vol ID)
1
Hitachi HDS72105
JP1532FR3BWV7K
465.7GB
Member Disk(0)
2
Hitachi HDS72105
JP1532ER046M2K
465.7GB
Member Disk(0)
[
hi
]-Select
[ESC]-Exit
[ENTER]-Select Menu
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
4. Recovery Volume Options
5. Acceleration Options
6. Exit
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID