SATA 150 RAID 2 Port PCI Host
RC201 User Manual
3.1. Creating Striped Sets (RAID 0)
This RAID array to be used on
New/Blank
hard drives. Striping will
“destroy”
all existing data on the
original hard drive.
Auto Configuration
is recommended. For applications that require custom chunk size,
Manual Configuration
is offered.
1.
As the BIOS boots, Press
CTRL+S
or
F4
to enter the raid bios utility.
2.
Select
Create RAID set.
Press
Enter
.
3.
Select
Stripe
(RAID 0) then press
Enter
.
4.
Select
Auto configuration
. Press
Enter
.
5.
Press
Y
to save your settings.
6.
Press
CTRL+E
and then press
Y
to exit the setup.
7.
Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you are installing a conventional hard drive.
8.
Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section.
3.2. Creating Mirrored Sets (RAID 1)
For New/Blank Hard Drive
(Recommended for all fresh HD without data)
1.
As the BIOS boots, Press
CTRL+S
or
F4
to enter the raid bios utility.
2.
Select
Create RAID set.
Press
Enter
.
3.
Select
Mirrored
(RAID 1) then press
Enter
.
4.
Select
Auto configuration
. Press
Enter
.
5.
Press
Y
to save your settings.
6.
Press
CTRL+E
and then press
Y
to exit the setup.
7.
Continue with conventional Fdisk and Format steps as if you are installing a conventional hard drive.
8.
Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section.
For Existing Hard Drives with Data
(Recommended for one/two original HD with data to mirror with one/two fresh empty HD)
1.
As the BIOS boots, Press
CTRL+S
or
F4
to enter the raid bios utility.
2.
Select
Create RAID set.
Press
Enter
.
3.
Select
Mirrored
(RAID1) then press
Enter
.
4.
Select
Manual configuration
. Press
Enter
.
5.
Select the
Source
drive, press
Enter
.
6.
Select the
Target
drive, press
Enter
.
7.
Select
Create with data copy (disk copy)
, then press
Enter
.
8.
Select
online copy
, then press
Enter
.
Note:
Selcting
Online Copy
builds the mirror while in Windows. Selecting
Offline Copy
builds the mirror
before exiting the RAID BIOS.
9.
Input the RAID size, press
Enter
.
10.
Press
Ctrl+E
to exit the BIOS.
11.
11.When asked
Are you sure to exit(Y/N)?
, press
Y
to exit and reboot.
12.
12.Your RAID configuration is complete. Please proceed to software installation section.
Note:
If during boot the RAID BIOS reports an
RAID1 set is in Rebuild status, The rebuild will continue
after boot sequence is complete
, disregard the message, continue booting, and let the Mirror rebuild.
3.3. Deleting RAID Sets
1.
As the BIOS boots, Press CTRL+S or F4 to enter the raid bios utility.
2.
Select
Delete RAID set.
Press
Enter
.
3.
Answer
Y
to remove the RAID set.
“If the RAID set being deleted is a Striped set, then all of the data
will be lost. If the set being deleted is a Mirrored set, then the data will remain intact and
accessible on both drives.”
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