Create Array - Asus P5VD2-VM SE User Manual

Create Array

From the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Create Array then press
<Enter>. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are replaced
with create array menu options.
RAID 0 for performance
1. From the create array menu, select Array Mode, then press <Enter>. The
supported RAID configurations appear on a pop-up menu.
2. Select RAID 0 for performance then press <Enter>.
From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by
selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array
for stripped sets. If you want to auto-configure, proceed to the next step,
otherwise, skip to step 5.
3. Select Auto Setup for Performance and press <Enter>. The following
confirmation message appears.
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VIA Tech. VT8251 Series SATA RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx
Auto Setup For Data Security
Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process
Channel Drive Name
Serial_Ch0 Master XXXXXXXXXXX
Serial_Ch1 Master XXXXXXXXXXX
RAID 0 for performance
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID SPAN for capacity
Auto create array will destroy all
data on disks, Continue? (Y/N)
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1 : View Array/Disk Status
: Move to next item
↑,↓
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Array Name Mode Size(GB) Status
ARRAY 0 SATA 999.99
ARRAY 0 SATA 999.99
Chapter 3: Software support
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