Creating A Striped Set (Raid 0); Automatic Configuration; Manual Configuration - Intel D845PEBT2 Product Manual

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Creating a Striped Set (RAID 0)

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NOTE

If the drives are not identical in size, the total size of the Striped set will be twice the size of the

smallest drive.

To automatically configure a Striped set, highlight the Auto Configuration option using the

up-down arrow keys and press <Enter>.

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NOTE

The Auto Configuration option will choose a 16K stripe size (also referred to as chunk size) and

assign the first drive as "0" (drive on the primary SATA channel) and the second drive as "1"

(drive on the secondary SATA channel). If you wish to select the striped size and/or the drive

assignment, choose the Manual Configuration option.

To manually configure a Striped set:

1. Highlight the Manual Configuration option using the up-down arrow keys and press <Enter>.

2. Highlight 0 PM or 1 SM to select the first drive and press <Enter>.

3. Press <Enter> again to confirm the second drive.

4. Highlight 4K, 8K, 16K, 32K, 64K, or 128K to choose the chunk size and press <Enter>.

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NOTE

The selected chunk size affects how the SATA RAID controller sends and receives block of data for

the hard disk drives. Users should perform their own testing to determine the optimal chunk size

for the applications they intend to use. Generally, larger chunk sizes are better when managing

larger data transfers with applications such as audio/video editing or graphics design. Smaller

chunk sizes are better when dealing with office applications such as e-mail.

5. Confirm the Striped set just created by pressing <Y>. Select <N> to go back to the beginning

to create the set.

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