Asus A8V-E User Manual page 137

RAID Span for capacity RAID Span for capacity RAID Span for capacity
RAID Span for capacity RAID Span for capacity
1. From the create array menu, select A r r a y M o d e
The supported RAID configurations appear on a pop-up menu.
2. Select R A I D S P A N f o r c a p a c i t y R A I D S P A N f o r c a p a c i t y R A I D S P A N f o r c a p a c i t y then press <Enter>. R A I D S P A N f o r c a p a c i t y
R A I D S P A N f o r c a p a c i t y
3. From this point, you can auto-configure the RAID array by selecting
A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y or manually configure the RAID array for A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y
spanned sets. If you want to auto-configure, continue with next step;
otherwise, proceed to step 6.
A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y
4. Select A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y and press <Enter>. The following A u t o S e t u p f o r C a p a c i t y
confirmation message appears.
5. Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the configuration options. If
you selected <Y>, proceed to step 11.
6. Select S e l e c t D i s k D r i v e s S e l e c t D i s k D r i v e s, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to S e l e c t D i s k D r i v e s S e l e c t D i s k D r i v e s S e l e c t D i s k D r i v e s
select disk drive/s, then press <Enter>. An asterisk appears before a
selected drive.
S t a r t C r e a t e P r o c e s s S t a r t C r e a t e P r o c e s s
7. Select S t a r t C r e a t e P r o c e s s S t a r t C r e a t e P r o c e s s and press <Enter> to start RAID S t a r t C r e a t e P r o c e s s
system setup. The following inquiry appears:
8. If you select <Y>, the utility will save your disk data on Span 0 disk
then configure the RAID set. Proceed to step 11.
9. If you select <N>, the following confirmation message appears.
The data on the selected disks will
be destroyed. Continue? (Y/N)
A S U S A 8 V - E D e l u x e A S U S A 8 V - E D e l u x e A S U S A 8 V - E D e l u x e
A S U S A 8 V - E D e l u x e A S U S A 8 V - E D e l u x e
RAID 0 for performance
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID 0/1
RAID SPAN for capacity
RAID SPAN for capacity
Auto create array will destroy all
data on disks, Continue? (Y/N)
Save the data on Span 0 disk
after creation? (Y/N)
A r r a y M o d e A r r a y M o d e A r r a y M o d e, then press <Enter>. A r r a y M o d e
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