MSI K9NGM3 Series Manual page 85

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Understanding the "Define a New Array" Window
Use the Define a New Array window to
• Select the RAID Mode
• Set up the Striping Block
• Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array
Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels. In a
typical system there is usually one controller and multiple channels, and each chan-
nel has a slave and a master.
The channel/controller status of each hard disk is given in the Port columns of the
Free Disks and Array Disks lists.
In the example above, 0.0 means the hard drive is attached to Controller 0, Channel 0.
The following is a list of all possible combinations:
Serial ATA
0.0 Controller 0, Channel 0 (SATA1)
0.1 Controller 0, Channel 1 (SATA2)
0.2 Controller 0, Channel 2 (SATA3)
0.3 Controller 0, Channel 3 (SATA4)
Important
There is no such thing as Slave drive in Serial ATA. All drives are considered
to be Master since there is a one to one connection between the drive and the
controller.
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