
RAID Introduction
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Creating Arrays Automatically
The Auto Setup <1> selection from the Main Menu can intuitively help create your disk array. It
will assign all available drives appropriate for the disk array you are creating. After making all
selections, use Ctrl-Y to Save selections. FastBuild will automatically build the array.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
[Auto Setup Options Menu]
Optimize Array for:
Performance
Typical Application usage: A/V Editing
[ Auto Setup Configuration ]
Mode.................................................Stripe
Spare
Drive
Count....................................0
Drives used in Array.................................2
Array
Disk
Capacity.......................... 16126
[ Keys Available ]
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, Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [Ctrl-Y] Save
Optimize Array For
Select whether you want Performance (RAID 0), Security (RAID 1) under the “Optimize Array
for” setting.
Performance (RAID 0 Striping)
Supports the maximum performance. The storage capacity equals the number of drives
times the capacity of the smallest drive in the disk array.
NOTE: This motherboard permits striped arrays using 1, 2 drive attached in Auto Setup
mode.
Security (RAID 1 Mirroring)
Creates a mirrored (or fault tolerant) array for data security.
NOTE: Under the Security setting, This motherboard permits two drives to be used for a
single Mirrored array only.
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