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target disk. The second one means creating a RAID 1 array only, not
copying data. So it is usually for two new disks.
Available Disks: All the auto-detected available disks of your
computer are listed in this pane.
Selected Disks: Select the physical disks from the Available Disks
list box and click the " right hand" button to add them to the Selected
Disks list box. You may cancel your selection. First click the disks
from the Selected Disks list box. Next, click the " left hand" button to
return the disks to the Available Disks list box.
If the selected disks are not enough to create an array, an Information
dialog will pop up, prompting you to select more disks to create the
RAID array. Click OK to return to the Create RAID window.
The Brief Help pane is indicated at the bottom of the Create RAID
window.
To create a RAID array, follow these steps:
1.
Select the array type, name, block size (only for RAID 0 or
RAID 0/1 array) and creation option (only for RAID 1 array).
2.
Select the physical disks from the Available Disk list box to
the Selected Disks list box.
3.
Click Create. A warning will be displayed. Click Yes to
continue.
4.
You will get a confirmation screen notifying you that the RAID
you specified has been created successfully. You will be
prompted to reboot. Click Yes to reboot. Once you have
rebooted your system, your main window will display your
built arrays. Click No to reboot later.
Warning: If you have created an array and try to use it without first
rebooting, you can get possible data corruption.
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