Intel GA-EQ45M-S2 - Manual (Page 79)

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Step 5:
Enter the array capacity and press . Finally press on the Create Volume item to begin
creating the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press to confirm
or to cancel (Figure 6).
Figure 6
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/DO wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
[ HELP ]
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
[]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select
Name : RAID_Volume0
RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)
Disks : Select Disks
Strip Size : 128KB
Capacity : 223.6 GB
Create Volume
WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N) :
When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME
INFORMATION section, including the RAID level, stripe block size, array name, and array capacity,
etc. (Figure 7)
Figure 7
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.5.0.1030 ICH10R/DO wRAID5
Copyright(C) 2003-08 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed.
[ MAIN MENU ]
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
RAID Volumes : * = Data is Encrypted
ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable
0 Volume0 RAID0(Stripe) 128KB 223.6GB Normal Yes
Physical Disks :
Port
Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.8GB Member Disk(0)
1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.8GB Member Disk(0)
[]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
1. Create RAID Volume
2. Delete RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
4. Exit
To exit the ICH10DO RAID BIOS utility, press or select Exit in MAIN MENU.
Now, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA
RAID/ACHI driver and operating system.