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2. Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB> or <ENTER> key to advance to
the next field:
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3. Select the strip value for the RAID 0 or RAID 1 array by scrolling through the available
values by using the <¡ ô > or <¡ õ > keys and pressing the <Enter> key to select and advance
to the next field.
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The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip value
should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Some suggested selections are
listed below. The default selection is 128KB.
16 KB – Best for sequential transfers
64 KB – Good general purpose strip size
128 KB – Best performance for most desktops and workstations
4. Select the RAID level by scrolling through the available values by using the <¡ ô > or <¡ õ >
keys and pressing the <Enter> key to select and advance to the next field.
5. From the Strip size, press the <Tab> or <ENTER> key to advance to the 'Create Volume'
prompt. The window will appears as follows:
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Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model)
Intel (R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.0.6211
Copyright (C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Name: RAID_Volume0
RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)
Disks: Select Disks
Strip Size: 128KB
Capacity: 68.9 GB
Choose the strip value best suited to your RAID usage model.
The following are typical values:
16KB - Best for sequential transfers.
64KB - Good general purpose strip size.
128KB - Best performance for most desktops and workstations.
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]-Change
[TAB]-Next
Intel (R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.0.6211
Copyright (C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
Name: RAID_Volume0
RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)
Disks: Select Disks
Strip Size: 128KB
Capacity: 68.9 GB
Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume.
[
]-Change
[TAB]-Next
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