Creating A Raid 0 Set (Striped) - Asus RS100-E5-PI2 User Manual

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Creating a RAID 0 set (striped)

To create a RAID 0 set:
1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press
<Enter>. This screen appears.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.6.2.1002 ICH7R wRAID5
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Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select
2. Enter a name for the RAID 0 set, then press <Enter>.
3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to
select RAID 0(Stripe), then press <Enter>.
4. Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID 0 array, then
press <Enter>. The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB.
The default stripe size is 128 KB.
We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size
for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.
5. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>. The
default value indicates the maximum allowed capacity.
Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning
6.
message appears.
7. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu, or <N> to
go back to the Create Volume menu.
ASUS RS100-E5-PI2
[ CREATE ARRAY MENU
Name: Volume0
RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)
Disks: Select Disks
Strip Size: 128KB
Capacity: 306.8 GB
Create Volume
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
cannot contain special characters.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
]
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