Gigabyte Promise RAID Function User Manual page 9

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2.
Select how you will use your PC most under the Typical Application
usage section The choices are A/V Editing, Server, and Desktop (the
default).
3.
Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save and create the array.
4.
Reboot your system.
5.
Once the array has been created, you will need to FDISK and format the
array as if it were a new single hard drive.
6.
Proceed to Installing Drivers section of the manual
2-2-2 Creating a Security Array With New Drives
NOTE: RAID Function ermits only two drives to be used for a single
Mirrored array in Auto Setup.
To create an array for data protection using new hard drives, follow these
steps:
1.
Using the Spacebar, choose "Security" under the Optimize Array for
section.
2.
Press <Ctrl-Y> keys to Save your selection.
3.
The window below will appear.
Do you want the disk image to be duplicated to another? (Yes/No)
Y - Create and Duplicate
N - Create Only
4. Press "N" for the Create Only option.
5.
A window will appear almost immediately confirming that your Security
array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system
6.
Proceed with normal FDISK and format procedures as if you had just
installed a new hard drive.
7.
Once the arrayed drives have been formatted, proceed to the Installing
Driver chapter on page 20 to install your operating system and/or
RAID Function driver.
Array has been created.
<Press Any Key to Reboot>
(see page
9
Getting Started
21).

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