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Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards R 11.2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume Note: Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM windows. 1. Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press the key. 2. If you selected RAID 0, select the RAID level and press the key. 3. Select the strip value for the RAID array by scrolling through the available values by using the or keys and pressing the key. 4. The available values range from 4 KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Some suggested selections are listed below. The default selection is 128 KB. x 16 KB - low disk usage x 64 KB - typical disk usage x 128 KB - performance disk usage 5. At the Create Volume prompt, press the key to create the array. Confirm this selection by pressing the key after the prompt. 6. Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the key to exit the RAID Configuration utility. Confirm the exit by pressing the key. 11.3 Delete RAID Volume Note: Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM windows. Warning: All data on the RAID drives will be lost. 1. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume and press the key to delete the RAID volume. 2. Use the up and down arrow keys to select the volume you would like to delete. 3. Press the key to delete the RAID volume. Confirm the volume deletion by pressing the key. 11.4 Reset RAID Data Note: Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM windows. Warning: All data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures will be lost. 1. Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press the key to delete the RAID set and remove any RAID structures from the drives. 32 User's Manual

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Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards
R
11.2
Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume
Note:
Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID
option ROM windows.
1.
Select option
1 Create RAID Volume
and press the
<Enter>
key.
2.
If you selected RAID 0, select the RAID level and press the <Enter> key.
3.
Select the strip value for the RAID
array by scrolling through the available values by using
the <
> or <
> keys and pressing the <Enter> key.
4.
The available values range from 4 KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value
should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Some suggested selections are listed
below. The default selection is 128 KB.
16 KB – low disk usage
64 KB – typical disk usage
128 KB – performance disk usage
5.
At the Create Volume prompt, press the <Enter> key to create the array. Confirm this
selection by pressing the <Y> key after the prompt.
6.
Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the <Enter> key to exit the RAID Configuration utility.
Confirm the exit by pressing the <Y> key.
11.3
Delete RAID Volume
Note:
Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID
option ROM windows.
Warning:
All data on the RAID drives will be lost.
1.
Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume and press the <Enter> key to delete the RAID volume.
2.
Use the up and down arrow keys to select the volume you would like to delete.
3.
Press the <Delete> key to delete the RAID volume. Confirm the volume deletion by pressing
the <Y> key.
11.4
Reset RAID Data
Note:
Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID
option ROM windows.
Warning:
All data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures will be lost.
1.
Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press the <Enter> key to delete the RAID set
and remove any RAID structures from the drives.
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