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C. Configuring RAID set in RAID BIOS
Enter the RAID BIOS setup utility to configure a RAID array. For a non-RAID configuration, please skip this
step and proceed to the installation of Windows operating system.
Step 1:
After the POST memory test begins and before the operating system boot begins, look for a message which
says "Press <F10> to enter RAID setup utility" (Figure 3). Hit the <F10> key to enter the NVIDIA RAID setup
utility.
Step 2:
The
Define a New Array screen is the first option screen when you enter the NVIDIA RAID setup utility (Figure
4). You can press the <Tab> key to move from field to field until the appropriate field is highlighted.
Step 3:
In the
RAID Mode field, use the up or down arrow key to select a RAID mode. The supported RAID modes in -
clude Mirroring, Striping, Stripe Mirroring, RAID 5, and Spanning. The following procedure demonstrates how a
RAID 0 array (Striping) is created.
Step 4:
If RAID 0 (Striping) is selected, you can manually set the stripe block size. In the
Striping Block field, use the
up or down arrow key to set the striping block size. Striping block size is given in kilobytes. We recommend
you leaving it at the default
Optimal , which is 64 KB. The striping block size can be set from 4 KB to 128 KB.
Figure 4
MediaShield ROM BIOS 6.94
Copyright (C) 2006 NVIDIA Corp.
Detecting array ...
Press F10 to enter RAID setup utility ...
Figure 3
MediaShield Utility Nov 20 2006
- Define a New Array -
[ESC] Quit [F6] Back [F7] Finish [TAB] Navigate [
hi
] Select [ENTER] Popup
[
g
] Add
[
f
] Del
Array Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity
RAID Mode : Striping
Striping Block: Optimal
Free Disks
Port Disk Model Capacity
1.0 ST3120026AS 111.79GB
1.1 ST3120026AS 111.79GB