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5 Press Ctrl-A when prompted to enter the Adaptec RAID
Configuration (ARC) utility. You will use ARC to create the
array and logical drive that you will use to install Linux. (For
more details about the ARC utility, see
6 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).
7 From the ACU menu, select Create Array.
8 Select the drives for the new array and press Insert.
Note: If your drives are shown in gray and cannot be used,
they probably need to be initialized. See
Drives on page A-6
9 Press Enter when both drives for the new array are selected.
The Array Properties menu is displayed.
10 In the Array Properties menu, select an array type and press
Enter. The available selections are RAID 0 and RAID 1. Each of
these array types requires two drives. (For a description of these
array types, see
Note: Once the array is created and its properties are
assigned, you cannot change the array properties using
the ACU. Instead, use Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser
Edition.
11 Optional—Type in a label for the array and press Enter.
12 RAID 0 only—Select the desired stripe size. Available stripe
sizes are 16, 32, and 64 KB (default).
Note: Adaptec recommends that you do not change the
default.
for details.
Appendix
B.)
Installing the Driver
Appendix
A.)
Initializing Disk
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