Creating A Raid 0 Set (Stripe) - Asus K8N-DRE - Motherboard - Extended ATX User Manual

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Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)

Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
5.2.3 5.2.3 5.2.3 Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe) Creating a RAID 0 set (Stripe)
To create a RAID 0 set:
1. From the D e f i n e a N e w A r r a y D e f i n e a N e w A r r a y D e f i n e a N e w A r r a y menu, select R A I D M o d e D e f i n e a N e w A r r a y
D e f i n e a N e w A r r a y
press <Enter>. A pop-up menu appears.
2. Use the up or down arrow keys to select
S t r i p i n g, then press <Enter>. S t r i p i n g S t r i p i n g S t r i p i n g S t r i p i n g
3. Press <TAB> to move to the S t r i p i n g B l o c k
option, then press <Enter>.
4. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the
stripe block size appropriate to your drive
usage, then press <Enter>.
The available stripe size values range from 8KB to 128KB. The default
stripe size is 128 KB. You must choose the stripe size value based on
the projected drive usage. For low disk usage, select 8 KB/16 KB. For
typical disk usage, select 64 KB. Select 128KB for performance disk
usage.
T I P . T I P . T I P . T I P . T I P . For server systems, we recommend using a lower array block size.
For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video
editing, we recommend a higher array block size for optimum
performance.
5. Press <TAB> to move to the F r e e D i s k s
6. Highlight the hard disk drives that you want to add in the RAID set,
then press the right arrow key to select. The selected hard disk drives
appear in the A r r a y D i s k s
desired hard disk drives are added.
RAID Mode: Striping
Free Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
1.0.M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
1.1.M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2.0.M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2.1.M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[F6] Back [F7] Finish
A S U S K 8 N - D R E A S U S K 8 N - D R E A S U S K 8 N - D R E
A S U S K 8 N - D R E A S U S K 8 N - D R E
S t r i p i n g B l o c k S t r i p i n g B l o c k S t r i p i n g B l o c k S t r i p i n g B l o c k
F r e e D i s k s F r e e D i s k s F r e e D i s k s F r e e D i s k s section.
A r r a y D i s k s A r r a y D i s k s section. Repeat the process until all A r r a y D i s k s
A r r a y D i s k s
NVIDIA RAID Utility
- Define a New Array -
[→] Add
[←] Del
[TAB] Navigate
R A I D M o d e, then R A I D M o d e R A I D M o d e
R A I D M o d e
Mirroring
Striping
Stripe Mirroring
Spanning
8K
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
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Striping Block: Optimal
Array Disks
Loc Disk Model Name
1.0.M XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
[↑↓] Select [ENTER] Popup
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