Asus G70V - Manual (Page 77)

Appendix
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System BIOS Settings (cont.)
RAID Function Support (on selected model)
For models support RAID function, you must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create
a RAID set from the built-in hard disk drives.
WARNING! Building a RAID set will clear all your data on both the primary disk drive
and the secondary disk drive. Ensure that you’ve made a backup before creating a
RAID set.
The recovery partition will be deleted after you create a RAID set. You can only install
the system OS with the recovery DVD or a retail OS disc.
Only models with two disk drives may support this RAID function.
To enable the RAID function
1. Press to enter the BIOS Setup during POST.
2. Go to the Advanced menu.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.0.0.1020 ICH8M-E
Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 Hitachi HTS72202 02DP0410DTG564WP 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk
1 Hitachi HTS72202 02DP1400DEG1XRGN 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk
Press or Enter to Configuration Utility..
3. Set SATA Operation Mode to [RAID].
4. Press to save the configuration and exit the
BIOS setup.
To build a RAID set
1. Restart the system and press on bootup.
2. Press + to start the RAID utitliy.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.0.0.1020 ICH8M-E
Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
Port Drive Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID)
0 Hitachi HTS72202 02DP0410DTG564WP 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk
1 Hitachi HTS72202 02DP1400DEG1XRGN 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk
[↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu
2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Recovery Volume Options
5. Exit
3. Select a desired RAID set to create.
4. Restart the system and reinstall the system OS.