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Use the up/down arrow key to select the stripe size for the RAID array (for
RAID 0, 10 and 5 only), and then press . The available stripe size
values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The following are typical values:
RAID 0: 128KB
RAID 10: 64KB
RAID 5: 64KB

We recommend a lower stripe size for server systems, and a higher stripe size
for multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing.

When the

Capacity item is selected, enter the RAID volume capacity that you

want and press . The default value indicates the maximum allowed
capacity.

When the

Create Volume item is selected, press . The following

warning message appears.

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 the main menu, or to
go back to the

CREATE VOLUME menu.

5.3.2

Creating a Recovery set

To create a recovery set

From the utility main menu, select

1. Create RAID Volume and press

. The following screen appears.

Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v8.9.0.1023 PCH-D wRAID5

[

CREATE VOLUME MENU

]

[

HELP

]

Enter a unique volume name that has no special characters and is

16 characters or less.

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

Name:

Volume0

RAID Level: RAID0(Stripe)

Disks: Select Disks

Strip Size: 128KB

Capacity: 0.0 GB

Sync: N/A

Create Volume