3 create array, 1 raid 0 for performance – Asus Motherboard P4V800-X User Manual

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3.3.3 Create Array

1. In the VIA RAID BIOS utility main menu, select Create Array then press the

<Enter> key. The main menu items on the upper-left corner of the screen are
replaced with create array menu options.

Channel

Drive Name

Array Name

Mode Size(GB) Status

Serial_Ch0 Master

XXXXXXXXXX

xxxxx xxx.xx

Hdd

Serial_Ch1 Master

XXXXXXXXXX

xxxxx xxx.xx

Hdd

VIA Tech. RAID BIOS Ver 1.xx

Auto Setup For Data Security

Array Mode RAID 1 (Mirroring)
Select Disk Drives
Start Create Process

Create a RAID array with
the hard disk attached to
VIA IDE controller

F1

: View Array/Disk Status

,

: Move to next item

Enter: Confirm the selection
ESC

: Exit

3.3.3.1 RAID 0 for performance

1. Select the second option Array Mode, then press the <Enter> key to display

the RAID system setting pop-up menu.

2. Select RAID 0 for performance from the menu and press <Enter>.

From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by selecting
Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array for
stripped sets. If you want to manually configure the RAID array continue with
next step, otherwise, proceed to step #5.

3. Select Select Disk Drives, then press <Enter>. Use arrow keys to select disk

drive/s, then press <Enter> to mark selected drive. An asterisk is placed before
the selected drive.

4. Select Block Size, then press <Enter> to set array block size. A list of valid

array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu.

RAID 1 for data protection

RAID 0/1

RAID SPAN for capacity

RAID 0 for performance

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