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Asus M2N-SLI User Manual

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Chapter 5: Software support

TIP: 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.

Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost!

2. Press select the Striping

Block then press . The

following submenu appears:

If you selected Striping or Stripe Mirroring, use the up or down arrow keys to

select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press .The available

values range from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default selection is 128 KB. 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 to select the Free Disks area. Use the left or right arrow keys to

assign the array disks.

4. Press to create RAID set. The following message box appears.

Clear disk data?

[Y] YES [N] NO

5. Press to clear the selected disks or to proceed without clearing the

disks. The following screen appears.

8K

16K

32K

64K

128K

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