Gigabyte GA-8VT880P Combo Manual page 6

A. Create Array:
In Main Menu, select Create Array and press ENTER, a screen similar to Figure 6 below will appear.
u Auto Setup For Performance
u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)
u Select Disk Drives
u Block Size 64K
u Start Create Process
Channel
Serial_Ch0 Master
Serial_Ch1 Master
The first step to create a RAID array is to set the RAID mode. Select Array Mode and press ENTER.
And the RAID mode selection menu will appear (Figure 7). The supported RAID modes include RAID
0 for performance, RAID 1 for data protection, and RAID SPAN for capacity. Use the UP or DOWN
ARROW key to select a RAID mode.
u Auto Setup For Data Security
u Array Mode RAID 0 (Striping)
RAID 0 for performance
u Select Disk Drives
RAID 1 for data protection
u Block Size 64K
RAID SPAN for capacity
u Start Create Process
Channel
Serial_Ch0 Master
Serial_Ch1 Master
SATA Hard Drive Configurations (VT8237(R))
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31
Drive Name
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
VIA Tech. VT8237 SATA RAID BIOS Ver 2.31
Drive Name
ST3120026AS
ST3120026AS
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status
h, i
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Array Name Mode
SATA
SATA
Figure 6
Create a RAID array with
the hard disks attached to
VIA RAID controller
F1 : View Array/disk Status
h, i
: Move to next item
Enter : Confirm the selection
ESC : Exit
Array Name Mode
SATA
SATA
Figure 7
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Size(GB) Status
111.79 Hdd
111.79 Hdd
Size(GB) Status
111.79 Hdd
111.79 Hdd