Creating A Raid 0 Array (Performance) - JETWAY 875PMAXR2A User Manual

4-11-3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance)

1. In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press "1" to select Auto Setup.
The following screen appears.
FastBuild ™ Utility 2.00  2002-2005 Promise Technology, Inc.
Optimize Array for:
Mode.............................................Stripe
Spare Drive......................................0
Drive(s) Used in Array...........................2
Array Disk Capacity (size in MB) Spare Drive.....240068
[ ↑ ] Up [ ↓ ] Down [ ← . → .Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save
2. Use the arrow keys to go to the field Optimize Array for and select
" Performance" with the space bar. The Mode field displays " Stripe".
3. After making a selection, press <Ctrl-Y> to save and create a RAID 0 array.
4. Press any key to reboot the system. During the boot process, the
MBFastTrak378 BIOS checks and displays the disk array information.
MBFastTrak378 ™ BIOS Version 1.00
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ID Mode
1* 2+0 Stripe
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter Fastbulid ™ Utility...
5. Once the array is created, use the FDISK utility to format the array as a
single hard drive.
6. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating system (OS).
The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit.
7. Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the motherboard
package.
Note! Depending on the operating system you are installing, you may need to install
the RAID driver during or after the OS installation.
[Auto Setup Options Menu]
[Array Setup Configuration]
[Keys Available]
SIZE TRACK-MAPPING
240068M 29186/255/63
60
Performance
STATUS
Function