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6.

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.

7.

When the

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

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

8.

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):

9.

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

1.

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

Copyright(C) 2003-09 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

[

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