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Asus M2N4-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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