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5.1.3 Entering the RAID BIOS Setup Basic Configuration Instruction
① After rebooting your system, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press F10.
The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS.
② Press <N>, and the NVIDIA RAID Utility-Define a New Array window will appears(See the picture).
The default RAID Mode is set to Mirroring and Striping Block is set to Optimal.
5.1.3.1 Understanding the Define a New Array Window
Use the Define a New Array window to
z Select the RAID Mode
z Set up the Striping Block
z Specify which disks to use for the RAID Array
Depending on the platform used, the system can have one or more channels.
In a typical system there is usually one controller and multiple channels, and each channel
has a slave and a master.
The channel/controller/master/slave status of each hard disk is given in the Loc(location)
columns of the Free Disks and Array Disks lists.
1.0.M
M : Master
S : Slave
0 : Channel
Adapter - adapter 0 is used for PATA drives
1 and above is used for SATA drives.