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Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
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Creating a RAID 5 Set (Parity):
a. Select Create RAID Volume from the main menu and press the <Enter> key. The
following screen will appear:
b. Specify a name for the RAID 5 set and press <Enter>.
c. When the Raid Level is highlighted, use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys
to select RAID 5 (Parity) and hit <Enter>.
d. When the Disk item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the HDD to confi gure
as RAID. The following pop-up screen (*See the note on Page C-3) displays:
e. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to highlight a drive and press <the
Space> to select it. A triangle appears to confi rm the selection of the drive.
f. Use the <Up Arrow>, <Down Arrow> keys to select the stripe size, ranging
from 4 KB to 128 KB for the RAID 5 array, and hit <Enter>. ( Note : For a server,
please use a lower stripe size, and for a multimedia system, use a higher stripe
size. The default stripe size is 128 KB.)
g. Enter your desired RAID volume capacity and press <Enter> when the capacity
item is highlighted. The default setting is the maximum capacity allowed.
h Press Enter when the Create Volume item is highlighted. A warning message
displays.
i. When asked "Are you sure you want to create this volume (Y/N)?", press Y to
create the RAID volume, or type N to go back to the Create Volume menu.