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2. Getting Started
Before using M5281/M5283 adapter card, read the following instructions carefully:
2.1 Cable
Use 80-conductor cable with parallel drives.
2.2 RAID Configuration
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For best performance, use two identical drives for RAID 0.
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There is no guarantee that it will work for transferring existing RAID 0/JBOD drives from other adapter to ALi
M5281/M5283. It is recommended to use new drives to create RAID 0/JBOD with M5281/M5283.
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There is no guarantee that it will work for transferring existing RAID 1 drives from other adapter to ALi
M5281/M5283. If existing drive with valid data is to be used, backup all content of this drive before creating RAID 1
and do 'Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability' at BIOS setup with other new drive. It is recommended to use new
drive to create RAID 1 with M5281/M5283.
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There is no guarantee that it will work for transferring existing RAID 0+1 drives from other adapter to ALi
M5281/M5283. If existing drive with valid data is to be used, backup all content of this drive before creating RAID
0+1 and do 'Create RAID 0+1 for Striping, Mirroring' at BIOS setup with other new drives. It is recommended to use
new drives to create RAID 0+1 with M5281/M5283.
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