Chapter 4 – Asus M4N82 Deluxe User Manual
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Chapter 4: Software support
Chapter 4
Creating a RAID Volume
To create a RAID volume:
1.
From the Define a New Array screen, use the
field, and then press
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
sub-menu appears:
Use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID array,
and then press
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
the array disks.
4.
Press
All data on new (or added) disks will be overwritten. Continue?
[Y] YES [N] NO
5.
Press
following screen appears.
8K ↑
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim↓
Mirrored ↑
Striped
Spanned
Striped Mirror ↓
Clear MBR?
[Y] YES [N] NO
6.
Press