MSI NF980-G65 - Motherboard - ATX User Manual page 98

Usng the Define a New Array Wndow
If necessary, press the tab key to move from field to field untl the approprate field s
hghlghted.
■ Selectng the RAID Mode
By default, ths s set to [Mrrorng]. To change to a dfferent RAID mode, press the
down arrow key untl the mode that you want appears n the RAID Mode box- ether
[Mrrorng], [Strpng], [RAID5], [Spannng], or [Strpe Mrrorng].
■ Selectng the Strpng Block Sze
Strpng Block sze s gven n klobytes, and affects how data s arranged on the dsk.
It s recommended to leave ths value at the default [Optmal], whch s 32KB, but the
values can be between [4 KB] and [128 KB].
■ Assgnng the Dsks
The dsks that you enabled from the RAID Config BIOS setup page appear n the Free
Dsks block. These are the drves that are avalable for use as RAID array dsks.
To desgnate a free dsk to be used as a RAID array dsk,
1. Tab to the Free Dsks secton. The first dsk n the lst s selected.
2. Move t from the Free Dsks block to the Array Dsks block by pressng the rght
arrow key (-->). The first dsk n the lst s moved, and the next dsk n the lst s
selected and ready to be moved.
3. Contnue pressng the rght-arrow key (--> ) untl all the dsks that you want to use
as RAID array dsks appear n the Array Dsks block.
It shows that two dsks have been assgned as RAID1 array dsks n the figure above.
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