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Asus Motherboard P5LD2 User Manual

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4. The Disks item is highlighted, press to select the hard disk

drives to configure as RAID. The following pop-up screen appears.

[

SELECT DISKS

]

[↑↓]-Previous/Next [SPACE]-Selects [ENTER]-Selection Complete

Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status

0 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

1 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
2 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
3 XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX.XGB Non-RAID Disk

Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume.

5. Use the up/down arrow key to highlight the drive you want to set,

then press to select. A small triangle marks the selected

drive. Press after completing your selection.

6. When the Stripe Size item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key

to select the stripe size for the RAID 5 array, then press .

The available stripe size values range from 4 KB to 128 KB. The

default stripe size is 64 KB.

TIP: 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. Key in the RAID volume capacity that you want, then press

when the Capacity item is highlighted. The default value indicates the

maximum allowed capacity.

8. Press when the Create Volume item is highlighted. This

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.

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