Wafer-lx – IEI Integration WAFER-LX v1.0 User Manual

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WAFER-LX

NOTE:

To reduce the chance of losing data, ALi imposed limitations on the RAID

configuration options. For example, Parallel-ATA drives connected on the

same IDE channel cannot be selected as the members of a RAID1 array.

Mixing Parallel- and Serial-ATA disk drives in a RAID1 array should also be

avoided.

2.4 Stripe

Size

The change to stripe size takes effect on RAID0 arrays. Configurable options are:

64K (default), 32K, 16K, 8K, and 4K. If you can be certain that your I/Os to the hard

drives are small and randomly occurred, you can select a small stripe size. If your

I/Os are mostly large and come in sequential orders, e.g., A/V playback and editing

applications, choose a larger stripe size.

The default value, 64K, should be appropriate for most applications.

2.5

Delete RAID Setting & Partition

Step 1.

To delete an existing RAID configuration, use your arrow keys to highlight

and press Enter to activate this item. An ‘E’ flashing character will appear

at the Drive Selection Menu where you can choose the member drives to be

removed from an existing configuration.

Step 2. You should then be prompted by “Data on RAID drives will be erased

(Y/N)?”.

Step 3.

Press Y and then the RAID configuration will be invalidated.

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