K8sli, Creating new raid array – Lok8u K8SLI User Manual

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0.0.M = PATA1 (master drive)
0.0.S = PATA1 (slave drive)
0.1.M = PATA2 (master drive)
0.1.S = PATA2 (slave drive)
1.0.M = SATA1
1.1.M = SATA2

Creating New RAID Array

1. The first screen you will see upon initial configuration is the “Define New Array” screen. First,

tab over to the “RAIDMode” text box and press <Enter>. The pop up menu will display as
shown below. According to your configuration requirements, select “Mirroring” (RAID 1),
“Striping” (RAID 0), “Striping Mirroring“ (RAID 0+1) or “Spanning” (JBOD). Then press
<Enter>.












2. Next, <Tab> over to the “Striping Block” option and press <Enter>. A pop menu will display as

shown below. With this option you can manually select the striping block size for your array.
This option will affect data access performance. We recommend that you to select “Optimal”
option for automatic configuration. Press <Enter>.











Attention

The “Loc” and “Disk Model Name”, located on this screen reflect the disk

drives installed on the PATA or SATA connectors. The example disk drive

information may differ with the information that displays on your screen.

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