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Chapter 4 – Asus P9X79 DELUXE User Manual

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4.

Use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar and press to

configure further RAID settings.

RAID Level: Select a RAID Level. Configuration options: [RAID 0] [RAID 1]

Stripe Size: Specifies the size of single data block on the virtual disk. In general, a

larger stripe size is recommended for applications requiring large data transfers such

as audio, video, and graphics. A smaller stripe size is better for applications with

content in much smaller size, such as e-mails and documents.

Configuration options: [32K] [64K]

Gigabyte Rounding: In the event of a single physical disk failure in a RAID 1 virtual

disk, Gigabyte Rounding allows the replacement physical disk to be of a size slightly

smaller than the existing physical disk. The capacity of the rebuilt virtual disk equals

to the size of the smaller physical disk included in the RAID 1 array. The configuration

options represent the tolerance value of drive capacity difference.

Configuration options: [None] [1G] [10G]

Name: Enter a name with 1–10 letters (no special characters) for the RAID array.

5.

Move the selection bar to Next and press . The following warning message

appears:

Do you want to create this virtual disk ?

Y

es

N

o

Create Virtual Disk

Press to create the RAID array, or press to cancel. The new RAID array

appears under Virtual Disks, as shown in the image below.

Marvell BIOS Setup (c) 2009 Marvell Technology Group Ltd.

Configure->Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk

Help

Virtual disk configurations.

ENTER: Select F10: Exit/Save ESC: Return

HBA 0: Marvell 0

Virtual Disks

Free Physical Disks

* PD 0: ST3160812AS

* PD 8: ST3160812AS

RAID Level : RAID 0

Max Size(MB) : 305253

Stripe Size : 64KB

Gigabyte Rounding : 1G

Quick Init : Yes

Name : Default

Threshold(%) : 90

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