Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z 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]

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 ?

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.

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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