4 creating a raid 1 set (mirrored) – Asus KFN5-D SLI User Manual

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Chapter 5: RAID configuration

2. Select RAID 1 then

press <Enter> to

display the following.

MAIN MENU

Auto configuration

Manual configuration

c. The selection bar moves to

the Physical Drive menu.

Using the up or down

arrow keys, select a drive

then press <Enter> to set

the first drive of the RAID

set.

d. Repeat step c to set the second drive. The number of available

drives depend on the installed and enabled physical drives in the

system.

e. The utility prompts a message to input the RAID size, use the up

or down arrow keys to set the RAID size then press <Enter>.

f. Press <Y> to confirm or <N> to return to the Main Menu.

TIP: For server systems, we recommend using a lower array chunk

size. For multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and

video editing, we recommend a higher array chunk size for optimum

performance.

PHYSICAL DRIVE

0 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB

1 XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXMB

5.3.4 Creating a RAID 1 set (Mirrored)

To create a RAID 1 set:

1. From the Silicon Image

configuration utility

main menu, select

Create RAID set then

press <Enter>. The

following sub-menu

appears.

MAIN MENU

Create RAID set

Delete RAID set

Rebuild Raid1 set

Resolve Conflicts

Low Level Format

Logical Drive Info

RAID0

RAID1

RAID10

SPARE DRIVE

RAID0

RAID1

SPARE DRIVE

CONCATENATION

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