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HighPoint RocketRAID 2680SGL User Manual

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RocketRAID BIOS Utility

2.

Use the arrow keys to highlight the Array Name option and press Enter. The

array name dialogue box will appear. Use the keyboard to input a new Array

Name, and press the Enter key.

Note: the Array Name command is optional – it is not necessary to name the array.

The array can be named at a later time, and the name of the array can be changed

at any time.

3. On the Create menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the Select Devices item and

press Enter. A device list will appear, and display all available hard disk drives.

4.

Highlight the target disks that you want to use, and press Enter to select them. A

numeral will be displayed before each selected disk. This number designates disk

order. After all of the disks have been selected and press the ESC key to return to

the Create Menu.

5.

Next, Use the

arrow key to highlight the Capacity (GB) option and press Enter.

The total available capacity will be displayed. Press ENTER if you wish to use all

available space. If you wish to reserve disk space for additional arrays/single

disks, use the keyboard to input the amount of space (in GB) you wish to set

aside for this particular array, and press Enter.

Note: Multiple arrays can be created using the same set of hard disk drives. The

Capacity option allows you to set aside disk space that be used to create another

array, set as a spare disk, or partitioned to act as a single disk (by the operating

system).

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