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Next, the Array Name input line appears for the user to key in a name for the newly created array. The
effective characters for an array name are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, space and underscore. (Figure 8)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2004 ALi Corporation
Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance
Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability
Create JBOD for integrated Capacity
Stripe Size
Delete RAID Settings & Partition
Delete All RAID Settings & Partition
Rebuild RAID Array
Input RAID Name (8 characters) : ALi_RAID
S
Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS
s
Channel 2 Master : ST3120026AS
RAID Array A :
RAID Array B :
RAID Array C :
After the RAID array has been created successfully, its information shows up at RAID Array List.
(Figure 9)
RAID BIOS Setup Utility (c) 2004 ALi Corporation
Create RAID 0 Striping for Performance
Create RAID 1 Mirroring for Reliability
Create JBOD for integrated Capacity
Stripe Size
Delete RAID Settings & Partition
Delete All RAID Settings & Partition
Rebuild RAID Array
Channel 1 Master : ST3120026AS
Channel 2 Master : ST3120026AS
RAID Array A :
RAID Array B :
RAID Array C :
To create a RAID 0 Array, you can select the stripe block size manually. The Stripe Size is
effective for RAID 0. You can choose a stripe size from 64KByte, 32KByte, 16KByte(default),
8KByte and 4KByte. If you use RAID 0 for most A/V editing applications or files, 64KByte is
recommended.
64K
Drive Model
Mode
SATA 1
SATA 1
Capacity
RAID Type
64K
Drive Model
Mode
SATA 1
SATA 1
Capacity
RAID Type
240 GB
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SPACE :
Select
h, i
:
Moving Cursor
Enter :
Select & Finish
ESC
:
Exit
Capacity
120034 MB
120034 MB
Stripe Size
Figure 8
SPACE :
Select
h, i
:
Moving Cursor
Enter :
Select & Finish
ESC
:
Exit
Capacity
120034 MB
120034 MB
Stripe Size
64K
Figure 9
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SATA Hard Drive Configurations (ULi M1689)
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RAID Array/Type
RAID Name
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RAID Array/Type
RAID Name
ALi_RAID
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