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Raid 0 for performance – Asus P4V8X-MX User Manual

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Chapter 3: Software Support

RAID 0 for performance

1. From the create array menu, select Array Mode, then press . The

supported RAID configurations appear on a pop-up menu.

2. Select RAID 0 for performance then press .

From this point, you may choose to auto-configure the RAID array by

selecting Auto Setup for Performance or manually configure the RAID array

for stripped sets. If you want to auto-configure, proceed to the next step,

otherwise, skip to step 5.

3. Select Auto Setup for Performance and press . The following

confirmation message appears.

RAID 1 for data protection

RAID SPAN for capacity

RAID 0 for performance

Auto create array will destroy all

data on disks, Continue? (Y/N)

Use arrow keys to move selection bar on items and press to select.

7. Select Start Create Process and press to set up hard disk for RAID

system. The following confirmation message appears:

8. Press to confirm or to return to the configuration options.
9. Press to go back to main menu.

The data on the selected disks will

be destroyed. Continue? (Y/N)

4K

8K

16K

32K

64K

TIP: For server systems, use of a lower array block

size is recommended. For multimedia computer

systems used mainly for audio and video editing, a

higher array block size is recommended for optimum

performance.

4. Press to confirm or to return to the configuration options. If you

selected , proceed to step 9.

5. Select Disk Drives, then press . Use arrow keys to select disk drive,

then press to mark selected drive. An asterisk appears before a

selected drive.

6. Select Block Size, then press to set array block size. A list of valid

array block sizes are displayed on a pop-up menu.