Asus P5LD2-V User Manual page 133

4. The Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk
drives to configure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears.
Port Drive Model
0 XXXXXXXXXXXX
1 XXXXXXXXXXXX
2 XXXXXXXXXXXX
3 XXXXXXXXXXXX
Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.
↑↓]-Previous/Next ↑↓ ↑↓ ↑↓
[↑↓
5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set,
then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected
drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.
S t r i p e S i z e S t r i p e S i z e
6. When the S t r i p e S i z e S t r i p e S i z e item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow S t r i p e S i z e
key to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.
The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The
default stripe size is 64 KB.
T I P : T I P :
T I P : T I P : We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher T I P :
stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and
video editing.
7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>
C a p a c i t y C a p a c i t y
when the C a p a c i t y C a p a c i t y item is highlighted. The default value indicates C a p a c i t y
the maximum allowed capacity.
8. Press <Enter> when the C r e a t e V o l u m e
warning message appears.
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or
<N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.
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[ SELECT DISKS ]
Serial # Size Status
XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
[SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete
C r e a t e V o l u m e C r e a t e V o l u m e C r e a t e V o l u m e item is highlighted. This C r e a t e V o l u m e
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