To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select
Mirroring
.
To create a RAID 0+1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select
Stripe Mirroring
.
To create a RAID 5 configuration, use the arrow keys to select
RAID 5
.
5.
Press <Tab> to navigate to the
Free Disks
field.
6.
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the RAID array and then use the right-arrow key to move the selected drive from
the
Free Disks
field to the
Array Disks
field. Repeat for each disk you want to include in the RAID array.
7.
After assigning the hard drives to an array, press <F9>.
The
Clear disk data
prompt appears.
8.
Press <Y> to clear all data from the selected drives.
The
Array List
window appears.
9.
To review the details of the array that you set up, use the arrow keys to highlight the array in the
Array Detail
window and press <Enter>.
The
Array Detail
window appears.
10.
Press <Enter> to return to the previous screen.
11.
Press <Ctrl><X> to exit the RAID BIOS.
Using NVIDIA MediaShield
NVIDIA MediaShield allows you to create, view, and manage RAID configurations.
Hard drives of any size may be used to create a RAID configuration using NVIDIA MediaShield. Ideally, however, the drives should be of equal size to avoid
unallocated or unused space. For an explanation of RAID levels and their requirements, see
About Your RAID Configuration
.
Creating a RAID Array
1.
Enable RAID on your hard drives (see
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
).
2.
After rebooting your computer, launch NVIDIA MediaShield.
3.
Click
Create
under
System Tasks
.
The
NVIDIA Create Array Wizard
appears and lists the disks that are available for configuration.
4.
Click
Next
.
5.
Click
Custom
, then click
Next
.
6.
Use the drop-down box to select
Striping
(RAID 0),
Mirroring
(RAID 1),
Stripe Mirroring
(RAID 0+1), or
RAID 5
.
7.
Click
Next
.
NOTE:
Your computer supports a maximum of two drives per RAID 1 array and four drives per RAID 0 array.
NOTICE:
You will lose all data on the selected drives in the next step.
NOTE:
To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select the array and press <D>.
NOTE:
Use NVIDIA MediaShield to create a RAID configuration only when you are adding one or more new hard drives to an existing (non-RAID) single-
drive computer, and you want to configure the new drive(s) into a RAID array.
NOTICE:
The following procedure will result in the loss of all data on your hard drive(s). Back up any data you want to keep before continuing.
NOTE:
Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing RAID configuration (see
Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID
Configuration
.
