MSI K8N NEO4-F User Guide - Page 118

Create RAID Group, Delete RAID Group, Rebuild RAID 1 Set, Resolve Conflicts, Low Level Format,

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MS-7125 ATX Mainboard Create RAID Group is used to create a new legacy RAID Set or for allocating legacy spare drives. Delete RAID Group is used to delete a legacy RAID Set or to deallocate a legacy spare drive. Rebuild RAID 1 Set is used to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after, for example, a drive in the Group has been replaced. Resolve Conflicts is used to automatically find the member drives of a RAID set which has been disrupted (physical drives swapped around, for example) and restore the Set to proper operation. Low Level Format allows a single drive to have its data completely wiped out. Drives assigned to Sets or allocated as spares cannot be low level formatted. Logical Drive Info shows the current configuration of each RAID set, allocated spare, and unallocated physical drive attached to the SATA host adapter. These operations are detailed in the pages that follow. Help Window This window displays context-sensitive help and status messages. Physical Drive Information This window displays the model number and capacities of the drives physically attached to the SATA host adapter. Logical Drive Information This window displays all logical drives connected to the controller. The upper part lists RAID sets and JBOD drives reported to the system BIOS. The lower part lists spare drives, reserved drives, conflict drives, and invalid drives not reported to the system BIOS. Command Line The bottom line of the display lists the currently active command keys: Up and Down arrows select the menu item or action ESC takes the user to the previous menu Enter selects the highlighted choice Ctrl-E exits the utility Other keys may be active depending upon the currently selected action. 6-6

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MS-7125 ATX Mainboard
Create RAID Group
is used to create a new legacy RAID Set or for allocating
legacy spare drives.
Delete RAID Group
is used to delete a legacy RAID Set or to deallocate a legacy
spare drive.
Rebuild RAID 1 Set
is used to initiate the rebuild of a RAID 1 set after, for
example, a drive in the Group has been replaced.
Resolve Conflicts
is used to automatically find the member drives of a RAID set
which has been disrupted (physical drives
swapped around, for example) and restore the Set to proper operation.
Low Level Format
allows a single drive to have its data completely wiped out.
Drives assigned to Sets or allocated as spares
cannot be low level formatted.
Logical Drive Info
shows the current configuration of each RAID set, allocated
spare, and unallocated physical drive attached
to the SATA host adapter.
These operations are detailed in the pages that follow.
Help Window
This window displays context-sensitive help and status messages.
Physical Drive Information
This window displays the model number and capacities of the drives physically
attached to the SATA host adapter.
Logical Drive Information
This window displays all logical drives connected to the controller. The upper part
lists RAID sets and JBOD drives reported to the system BIOS. The lower part lists
spare drives, reserved drives, conflict drives, and invalid drives not reported to
the system BIOS.
Command Line
The bottom line of the display lists the currently active command keys:
Up and Down arrows select the menu item or action
ESC takes the user to the previous menu
Enter selects the highlighted choice
Ctrl-E exits the utility
Other keys may be active depending upon the currently selected action.