Asus Z9NA-D6 - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
Chapter 5: RAID configuration
5.1 Setting up RAID ............................................................................ 5-3
5.1.1
RAID definitions .............................................................. 5-3
5.1.2 Installing hard disk drives ................................................ 5-4
5.1.3 Setting the RAID item in BIOS ........................................ 5-4
5.1.4 RAID configuration utilities .............................................. 5-4
5.2 LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility ................................... 5-5
5.2.1
Creating a RAID set ........................................................ 5-6
5.2.2 Adding or viewing a RAID configuration ....................... 5-12
5.2.3 Initializing the virtual drives ........................................... 5-13
5.2.4 Rebuilding failed drives ................................................. 5-17
5.2.5 Checking the drives for data consistency ..................... 5-19
5.2.6 Deleting a RAID configuration ....................................... 5-22
5.2.7 Selecting the boot drive from a RAID set ...................... 5-23
5.2.8 Enabling WriteCache .................................................... 5-24
5.3 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise SCU/SATA
Option ROM Utility ..................................................................... 5-25
5.3.1
Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-27
5.3.2 Creating a Recovery set ............................................... 5-28
5.3.3 Deleting a RAID set ...................................................... 5-30
5.3.4 Resetting disks to Non-RAID ........................................ 5-31
5.3.5 Exiting the Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology utility ........ 5-32
5.3.6 Rebuilding the RAID ..................................................... 5-32
5.3.7 Setting the Boot array in the BIOS Setup Utility ............ 5-34
5.4 Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Utility
(Windows) ................................................................................... 5-35
5.4.1
Creating a RAID set ...................................................... 5-36
5.4.2 Change Volume Type .................................................... 5-38
5.4.3 Delete volume ............................................................... 5-39
5.4.4 Preferences ................................................................... 5-40
Chapter 6: Driver installation
6.1 RAID driver installation ............................................................... 6-3
6.1.1
Creating a RAID driver disk ............................................ 6-3
6.1.2 Installing the RAID controller driver ................................ 6-6