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RocketRAID 230x BIOS Utility

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

array can be changed at any time.

On the Create menu, use the

↓

arrow key to highlight the Select Devices item and

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

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

After all of the disks have been selected, press the ESC key to return to the

Create Menu.

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).

To complete the creation procedure, use the

↓

arrow key to highlight the Start

Creation item and press ENTER. Press the Y (yes) key to create the array, or N

(no) key to cancel the creation process.

3 - Adding/Remove Spare Disks

This command is used to assign a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk.

Spare Disks are used to automatically rebuild Redundant RAID arrays (RAID 1, 5, 10)

in the case of disk failure. To set a hard disk to act as a Spare Disk, use the

↑

↓

arrow

keys to select a disk, and press ENTER.

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