Raid Setup Procedure - Supermicro SBI-7128R-C6 User Manual

SBI-7128R-C6 Blade Module User's Manual
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RAID Setup Procedure

This section provides instructions for configuring arrays and logical drives with the RAID
BIOS Configuration Utility.
It is recommended that you use drives with the same capacity when you create a
storage configurations. If you use drives with different capacities in one array, the
configuration utility limits each drive to the capacity of the smallest drive.
The number of physical drives in a specific array determines the possible RAID levels
that you can implement with the array.
Enabling SATA RAID in the BIOS
Before installing the Windows Operating System, you must change some settings in
BIOS. Boot up the system and hit the <Del> key to enter the BIOS Setup Utlility. After
the Setup Utility loads,
1. Use the arrow keys to move to the E
the L O
OAD
<E > to load the default settings.
NTER
2. Use the arrow keys to move to the A
C
ONFIGURATION
RAID
MODE
3. Hit the <E
SC
and hit <E
NTER
4. After exiting the BIOS Setup Utility, the system will reboot. When prompted during
the startup, press the <CTRL+A> key when prompted to run the Adaptec RAID
Utility program (see
D setting and press <E
PTIMAL EFAULTS
. Once in this submenu, scroll down to SATA M
option (see Figure
> key twice and scroll to the E
>, then hit <E
NTER
Figure 5-2).
menu. Scroll down with the arrow keys to
XIT
NTER
menu, then scroll down to SATA
DVANCED
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menu. Select S
XIT
> again to verify.
5-2
>. Select OK to confirm, then
and choose the
ODE
C
AVE HANGES AND
E
XIT