Creating a raid 5 set (parity) – Asus P5E3 User Manual

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Creating a RAID 5 set (parity)

To create a RAID 5 set:

1. From the utility main menu, select 1. Create RAID Volume, then press

. This screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH9R wRAID5

[

CREATE ARRAY MENU

]

[

DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION

]

Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used

to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and

cannot contain special characters.

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Volume5

RAID5(Parity)
Select Disks
64KB
0.0 GB

Create Volume

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):

7. Press to create the RAID volume and return to the main menu or to

go back to the Create Volume menu.

[↑↓]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [Enter]-Select

6. Press when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning

message appears.

2. Enter a name for the RAID 5 set, then press .
3. When the RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to

select RAID 5(Parity), then press .