Asus P5LD-MR User Manual

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4. When the Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard

disk drives to configure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.

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SELECT DISKS

]

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set,

then press <Space> to select. A small triangle marks the selected

drive. Press <Enter> after completing your selection.

6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press <Enter>.

The available stripe size values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The

default stripe size is 64 KB.

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

9. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or

<N> to go back to the Create Volume menu.

TIP: We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher

stripe size for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and

video editing.

7. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press <Enter>

when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the

maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press <Enter> when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

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