Asus P5MT-MX/C - Manual (Page 105)

ASUS P5MT-MX/C 5-9
4. The Disks item is highlighted, press to select the hard disk
drives to configure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears.
[ 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 to select. A small triangle marks the selected
drive. Press 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 .
The available stripe size values range from 4 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 to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or
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
when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the
maximum allowed capacity.
8. Press when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This
warning message appears.