User's Manual

ASUS P5N64 WS Professional 5-43
Creating a RAID Volume
To create a RAID volume:
1. From the Dene a New Array screen, use the <TAB> key to highlight the
RAID Mode eld, and then press <Enter>. The following sub-menu appears.
Use the up or down arrow keys to select a RAID mode,
and then press <Enter>.
•
For server systems, we recommend using a lower array block size. For
multimedia computer systems used mainly for audio and video editing, we
recommend a higher array block size for optimum performance.
• Stripe block size selection is not available for
Mirrored
or
Spanned
RAID
arrays.
Take caution in using this option. All data on the RAID drives will be lost!
2. Press <TAB> to highlight the Stripe Block eld, and then press <Enter>. The
following sub-menu appears:
Use the up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your
RAID array, and then press <Enter>.The available values range
from 8 KB to 128 KB. The default selection is Optimal. The strip
value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage.
• 8 /16 KB - low disk usage
• 64 KB - typical disk usage
• 128 KB - performance disk usage
3. Press <TAB> to highlight the Free Disks eld. Use the left or right arrow keys
to assign the array disks.
4. Press <F7> to create RAID set. The following message box appears.
All data on new (or added) disks will be overwritten. Continue?
[Y] YES [N] NO
5. Press <Y> to clear the selected disks or <N> to proceed without clearing the
disks. The following screen appears.
8K ↑
16K
32K
64K
128K
Optim↓
Mirrored ↑
Striped
Spanned
Striped Mirror ↓
Clear MBR?
[Y] YES [N] NO
6. Press <Y> to clear the MBR.