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RAID Arrays
RAID Arrays are setup in the SATA 150 4-Channel PCI RAID Card’s
BIOS.
RAID 0 (Striping)
This RAID array to be used on
New/Blank
hard drives. Striping will
destroy existing data on the hard drive.
Auto Configuration
is
recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,
Manual Configuration
is offered.
Auto configuration (recommended)
The default chunk size is
64k
when selecting
Auto configuration
.
1. As the BIOS boots press
Ctrl+S
or
F4
when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
2. At the next screen select
Create RAID Set
, then press
Enter
.
3. Select
RAID0
, then press
Enter
.
4. Select the number of drives then press
Enter
.
5. Select
Auto configuration
, then press
Enter
.
6. Input the RAID size, press
Enter
.
7. When
asked
Are You Sure (Y/N)?
, press
Y
to accept.
8. Press
Ctrl+E
to exit the BIOS.
9. When
asked
Are you sure to exit (Y/N)?
,
press
Y
to exit and reboot.
10. Continue with FDISK and FORMAT steps as if you were
installing a conventional hard drive.