MSI 760GM-P21 (FX) - Manuel (Page 2)

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AMDRAID
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AMDRAID
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Introduction
TheintegrateoneSATAhostcontrollerseparately,andsupportRAIDfunctionforper-
formanceandreliability�
SB950SATARAIDprovidessupportforRAID0(Striping),RAID1(Mirroring),RAID10
(Striping&Mirroring)&RAID5(stripingwithparity)�RAID0greatlyimprovesharddisk
I/Operformancebyconcurrentlystripingdataacrossmultipledrives�RAID1makes
suredataisnotlostifadrivefailsasdataissimultaneouslywrittentotwodrives�Drives
configuredforRAIDStripingaresaidtoformaRAID0set,whiledrivesconfiguredfor
RAIDMirroringaresaidtoformaRAID1set�RAID10isimplementedasamirroredar-
raywhosesegmentsareRAID0arrays�RAID10hassamefaulttoleranceasmirroring
andreducesoverheadbystriping�ItneedsatleastfourdrivestoformaRAID10�RAID
5definestechniquesforparitydata�
RAIDConfiguration
CreatinganddeletingRAIDsetandperformingotherRAIDsettingupoperationsare
doneintheRAIDBIOS�Duringbootup,ascreensimilartotheonebelowwillappearfor
aboutfewseconds�Press<Ctrl-F>toenterRAIDOptionROMutility�
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter RAID Option ROM utility...
Important
BesuretoenabletheRAIDfunctionforSATAdeviceinBIOSbeforeconfiguringthe
RAIDOptionROMUtility�
The RAID Option ROM utility menu screen will appear� The Main Menu is used to
choosetheoperationtobeperformed�