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Creating a RAID 1 set (mirrored)

To create a RAID 1 set:

From the utility main menu, select 1 . C r e a t e R A I D V o l u m e

1 . C r e a t e R A I D V o l u m e

1 . C r e a t e R A I D V o l u m e, then

press . This screen appears.

Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press .

When the R A I D L e v e l

R A I D L e v e l

R A I D L e v e l item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow

key to select R A I D 1 ( M i r r o r )

R A I D 1 ( M i r r o r )

R A I D 1 ( M i r r o r ), then press .

When the C a p a c i t y

C a p a c i t y

C a p a c i t y item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume

capacity that you want, then press . The default value
indicates the maximum allowed capacity.

Press when the C r e a t e V o l u m e

C r e a t e V o l u m e

C r e a t e V o l u m e item is highlighted. This

warning message appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM v5.0.0.1032 ICH7R 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.

[

↑↓

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

Name:

RAID Level:

Disks:

Strip Size:

Capacity:

Volume1

RAID1(Mirror)
Select Disks

N/A

XX.X GB

Create Volume

WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.

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

Press to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or
to go back to Create Volume menu.