Create Array; Raid 0 For Performance - Asus Motherboard P4V800-X User Manual

3.3.3 Create Array

1. In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Create Array then press the
<Enter> key. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are
replaced with create array menu options.
Auto Setup For Data Security
Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process
Channel
Serial_Ch0 Master
Serial_Ch1 Master

3.3.3.1 RAID 0 for performance

1. Select the second option Array Mode, then press the <Enter> key to display
the RAID system setting pop-up menu.
RAID 0 for performance
RAID 1 for data protection
RAID 0/1
RAID SPAN for capacity
2. Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press <Enter>.
From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by selecting
Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for
stripped sets. If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with
next step, otherwise, proceed to step #5.
3. Select Select Disk Drives, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to select disk
drive/s, then press <Enter> to mark selected drive. An asterisk is placed before
the selected drive.
4. Select Block Size, then press <Enter> to set array block size. A list of valid
array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu.
ASUS P4V800-X motherboard user guide
VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx
Create a RAID array with
the hard disk attached to
VIA IDE controller
F1
,
Enter: Confirm the selection
ESC
Drive Name Array Name
XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX
: View Array/Disk Status
: Move to next item
: Exit
Mode Size(GB) Status
xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd
xxxxx xxx.xx Hdd
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