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Adaptec SATA RAID Utility for Intel ICH-HR
6.
Press
Yes
to delete the array or partition or
No
to return to the previous
menu.
7.
Press
Esc
to return to the previous menu.
Creating Arrays
Before creating arrays, make sure the disks for the array are connected and
installed in your system. Note that disks with no usable space, or disks that
are uninitialized are shown in gray and cannot be used. See
Initializing
Disk Drives
.
To create an array:
1.
Turn on your computer and press
Ctrl+A
when prompted to access the
ARC utility.
2.
From the ARC menu, select
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
.
3.
From the ACU menu, select
Create Array
.
4.
Select the disks for the new array and press
Insert
. To deselect any disk,
highlight the disk and press
Delete
.
5.
Press
Enter
when both disks for the new array are selected. The Array
Properties menu displays.
Assigning Array Properties
To assign properties to the new array:
1.
In the Array Properties menu, select an array type and press
Enter
. Note
that only the available array types, RAID 0 and RAID 1, are displayed.
Each of these types requires two drives.
2.
Type in an optional label for the array and press
Enter
.
3.
For RAID 0, select the desired stripe size. Available stripe sizes are 16, 32,
and 64 KB (default).
MSI Reminds You...
Once the array is created and its properties are assigned, you
cannot change the array properties using the ACU. Instead, use
Adaptec Storage Manager - Browser Edition.
MSI Reminds You...
Adaptec recommends that you do not change the default.
