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Chapter 5: Software support

5.4.3 Creating a RAID 0 array (Performance)

1. In the FastBuild™ utility main menu, press “1” to select Auto Setup.

The following screen appears.

2. Use the arrow keys to go to the field

Optimize Array for

and select

“

Performance” with the space bar. The

Mode

field displays “

Stripe”.

3. Go to the field

Typical Application Usage

to select how you wish to use

your system. The selections are:

A/V Editing, Server, and Desktop

(default).

The above selections determine how data blocks are managed to
enhance performance.

A/V Editing is intended for audio/video

applications, or similar programs that require file transfers;

Desktop

combines large and small file sizes;

Server is for multiple file transfers.

4. After making a selection, press to save and create a RAID 0

array.

5. Press any key to reboot the system. During the boot process, the

MBFastTrak133 Lite BIOS checks and displays the disk array
information.

6. Once the array is created, use the FDISK utility to format the array as a

single hard drive.

7. After you have formatted the arrayed drives, install an operating

system (OS). The OS will treat the RAID 0 array as a single drive unit.

8. Install the RAID driver from the support CD that came with the

motherboard package.

Depending on the operating system you are installing, you may need
to install the RAID driver during or after the OS installation.

[ Keys Available ]

[ Auto Setup Options Menu ]

[ ] Up [ ] Down [ , ,Space] Change Option [ESC] Exit [CTRL-Y] Save

Mode ........................................

Spare Drive.................................. 0

Drive(s) Used in Array....................... 2

Array Disk Capacity (size in MB)............. 29299

[ Array Setup Configuration ]

Stripe

Optimize Array for: Performance

Typical Application usage:

DESKTOP