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Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS, Entering the RAID BIOS Setup

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CHAPTER 2 Setting Up Your RAID Configuration Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup: 1 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10. The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading of the OS. You have a few seconds to press F10 before the screen disappears. 2 Press F10. The NVIDIA RAID Utility-Define a New Array screen appears (Figure 2.14). NVIDIA RAID Utility - Define a New Array - RAID Mode: Mirroring Striping Block: Optimal Free Disks Loc Disk Model Name 1.0.M ST380023AS 1.1.M ST380023AS Array Disks Loc Disk Model Name [ ] Add [ ] Del [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [ ] Select [ENTER] Popup Figure 2.14 NVIDIA RAID Utility By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal. NVIDIA Corporation 25

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Setting Up Your RAID Configuration
Configuring the NVIDIA RAID BIOS
The NVIDIA RAID BIOS set up lets you choose the RAID type and which hard drives you
want to make part of the array.
Entering the RAID BIOS Setup:
1
Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press
F10
.
The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to
loading of the OS. You have a few seconds to press
F10
before the screen disappears.
2
Press
F10.
The NVIDIA RAID Utility—
Define a New Array
screen appears (
Figure 2.14
).
Figure 2.14
NVIDIA RAID Utility
By default, RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal.
NVIDIA RAID Utility
-
Define a New Array
-
RAID Mode
:
Striping Block:
Free Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
Array Disks
Loc
Disk Model Name
[
] Add
[
] Del
Mirroring
Optimal
1.0.M
1.1.M
ST380023AS
ST380023AS
[F6] Back
[F7] Finish
[TAB] Navigate
[
] Select
[ENTER] Popup