Gigabyte GA-VM900M User Manual page 59

A. Create Array:
In Main Menu, select Create Array and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 5 below will appear.
Auto Setup For Data Security
Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process
Dev. Posi. Drive Name
Channel0 Master ST3120026AS
Channel1 Master ST3120026AS
The first step to create a RAID array is to set the RAID mode. Select Array Mode and press ENTER.
And the RAID mode selection menu will appear (Figure 6). The supported RAID modes include RAID
0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection, and RAID SPAN for capacity. Use the UP or
DOWN ARROW key to select a RAID mode, then press ENTER. The following procedure uses RAID
0 creation as as example.
Auto Setup For Data Security
RAID 0 for performance
Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 1 for data protection
Select Disk Drives
RAID SPAN for capacity
Start Create Process
Dev. Posi. Drive Name
Channel0 Master ST3120026AS
Channel1 Master ST3120026AS
VIA VT8237S V-RAID Utility V1.20
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
,
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC
Array Name
Figure 5
VIA VT8237S V-RAID Utility V1.20
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1
,
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC
Array Name
Figure 6
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: View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
: Exit
Mode Size(GB) Status
SATA 111.79 Hdd
SATA 111.79 Hdd
: View Array/disk Status
: Move to next item
: Exit
Mode Size(GB) Status
SATA 111.79 Hdd
SATA 111.79 Hdd
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