Creating A Raid 1 Set (Mirror) - Asus P5BV-C - Motherboard - ATX User Manual

5.3.2

Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror)

To create a RAID 1 set:
From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press
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<Enter>. This screen appears.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-05 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and
[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select
2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>.
When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to
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select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>.
When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk
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drives to configure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.
5 Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to
select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after
completing your selection.
When the Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume capacity
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that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum
allowed capacity.
Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning
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message appears.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
8. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go
back to Create Volume menu.
ASUS P5BV-C Series
[ CREATE ARRAY MENU
Name: Volume1
RAID Level: RAID1(Mirror)
Disks: Select Disks
Strip Size: N/A
Capacity: XX.X GB
Create Volume
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
cannot contain special characters.
]
]
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