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Revision 0.96
Document Number: M5281-83_RAID096
Page 11
3.2.5 Stripe
Size
This option is effective for RAID 0/0+1. The user can choose a stripe size from 64KByte, 32KByte, 16KByte(default),
8KByte and 4KByte. If the user uses RAID 0 for most A/V editing application or files, 64KByte is recommended.
1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. Then 64K, 32K, 16K, 8K, 4K items appears at bottom of
Main Menu
.
2. Use
‘
↑
’ ‘
↓
’ to choose the stripe size.
3.2.6
Delete RAID Setting & Partition
When RAID BIOS detects a broken RAID, the user can use
Delete RAID Setting & Partition
to delete the broken
RAID.
1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. An ‘
E
’ flash cursor appears at the ‘
Drive Select Menu’
for the user to
choose defined array drive to be deleted.
2. ‘Data on RAID drives will be deleted (Y/N)?’ prompt message shows up to confirm the user’s selection.
3. Press ‘Y’ key, and then the data in drives is destroyed.
Warning:
Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array.
4. “
RAID Array List
” automatically updates itself.
3.2.7
Delete All RAID Setting & Partition
1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item.
2. ‘Data on RAID drives will be deleted (Y/N)?’ prompt message shows up to confirm the user’s selection.
3. Press ‘Y’ key, and then the data in drives is destroyed.
Warning:
Make sure the data in drives is no longer in use before deleting RAID Array.
4. ‘
RAID array List
” automatically updates itself.
3.2.8
Rebuild RAID Array
When a drive is replaced or BIOS detects a broken RAID, the user can use
Rebuild RAID Array
to keep data
coherency for RAID 1 and 0+1.
1. Press ‘Enter’ key to activate this item. An ‘
R
’ flash cursor appears at the ‘
Drive Select Menu’
for the user to
choose the valid drive of previously defined RAID 1 or 0+1 to rebuild.
2. BIOS shows the source (marked with ‘
M
’) and target (marked with ‘
m
’) drives.
Warning:
Make sure the data in target drive is no longer in use before rebuilding RAID Array.
3. Lastly a prompt message ‘Duplicate Data from M to m (Y/N)?’ asks whether to do drive copy. The source and
target drives are indicated by ‘
M
’ and ‘
m
’ in ‘
Drive Select Menu’
respectively. Press ‘Y’ to start the rebuild
process and data duplication.
4.
The process status bar shows up during the duplication process.
