Gigabyte GA-8GPNXP Duo User Manual page 23

GigaRAID (IT8212) ATA RAID Controller USER'S MANUAL
Define RAID Sub-Menu
When you highlight the array you want to define on the Define RAID Menu, click the
"Enter" key then you will enter this Define RAID Sub-Menu. You can use arrow keys
↑ and ↓ to highlight different positions. The "space" bar key can help you cycle
through the different options. "Ctrl-Y" keys can save the change and the "Esc" key
can help you quit then go back to the Define RAID Menu on page 22.
Block Size Option:
You can select Stripe Block size ranging from 1k to 64k for Stripe (RAID 0) or Stripe +
Mirror (RAID 0+1) array. The selection of block size is related to how your data is sent
and regained from hard drives. You can do some tests to decide which block size is
suitable for your system. Generally, a large block size is suitable to manage large file
transfer such as MPEG files. On the contrary, the small block size is suitable to
manage small files such as e-mail files.
Drive Assignments Option:
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