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Rebuilding a raid array, Creating a raid 5 configuration – Asus M2A-MVP User Manual

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Chapter 2: BIOS setup

Rebuilding a RAID array

This option allows you to rebuild an existing RAID array.
To rebuild a RAID array:
1. From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu, move the cursor to Rebuild

RAID Array then press .

2. Use the up or down arrow keys to select the source drive from which to

rebuild then press . The striped mark “R” appears before a selected

drive.

3. The utility prompts if you want to proceed with rebuilding the array.

Press to continue or press to return to the menu.

Creating a RAID 5 configuration

To create a RAID 5 set:
1. From the ULI RAID BIOS Setup utility menu, move the cursor to Create

RAID 5 for Reliability then press .

2. Use the up or down arrow keys to select a drive then press or

. The striped mark “5” appears before a selected drive.

3. Repeat step 2 to select the second and third drives.
4. The utility prompts the following warning message:

Data on RAID drives will be deleted (Y/N)?

Press to continue or press to return to the menu.

5. Key in a RAID name with a maximum of eight (8) alphanumeric characters

then press . Do not use special characters or symbols.

6. The utility displays the RAID Array settings at the bottom of the screen.

Drive Model

Mode

Capacity RAID Array/Type

Channel 0 Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX MB RAID A/5

Channel 1 Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

XXXXX MB

Channel 2 Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX MB RAID A/5

Channel 3 Master: XXXXXXXXXXX

SATA 2

XXXXX MB RAID A/5

Capacity

RAID Type

Stripe Size RAID Name

RAID Array A : 160 GB 5 16K RAID5

RAID Array B :

RAID Array C :