Asus P5N-VM WS - Manual (Page 114)

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Creating a RAID Volume
To create a RAID volume:
1. From the Define a New Array screen, use the key to highlight the
RAID Mode field, and then press . The following sub-menu appears.
Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID mode,
and then press .
• For server systems, we recommend using a lower array block size. For
multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we
recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance.
• Stripe block size selection is not available for Mirrored or Spanned RAID
arrays.
Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost!
2. Press to highlight the Stripe Block field, and then press . The
following sub-menu appears:
Use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your
RAID array, and then press .The available values range
from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default selection is Optimal. The strip
value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage.
• 8 /16 KB - low disk usage
• 64 KB - typical disk usage
• 128 KB - performance disk usage
3. Press to highlight the Free Disks field. Use the left or right arrow keys
to assign the array disks.
4. Press to create RAID set. The following message box appears.
All data on new (or added) disks will be overwritten. Continue?
[Y] YES [N] NO
5. Press to clear the selected disks or to proceed without clearing the
disks. The following screen appears.
8K ↑
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim↓
Mirrored ↑
Striped
Spanned
Striped Mirror ↓
Clear MBR?
[Y] YES [N] NO
6. Press to clear the MBR.