MSI X79 RAID - Manuel (Page 5)

IntelRAID
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IntelRAID
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IntheDiskfield,press<Enter>keyanduse<Space>keytoselectthedisksyou
wanttocreatefortheRAIDvolume,thenclick<Enter>keytofinishselection�This
fieldwillbecomeavailableaccordingtotheselectedRAIDlevel�
Then select the strip size for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow”
or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing
the <Enter> key to select and advance to the next field� The available val�
uesrangefrom4KBto128KBinpowerof2increments�Thestripsizeshould
be chosen based on the planned drive usage� Here are some typical values:
RAID0�128KB/RAID10�64KB/RAID5�64KB�Thisfieldwillbecomeavailable
accordingtotheselectedRAIDlevel�
ThenselectthecapacityofthevolumeintheCapacityfield�Thedefaultvalueisthe
maximumvolumecapacityoftheselecteddisks�
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[] CREATEVOLUMEMENU
[] HELP
Name:
Thedefaultvalueindicatesthemaximumcapacityusingtheselected
disks�Enteringalowercapacityallowsyoutocreateasecond
volumeonthesedisks�
[↑↓]�Change [TAB]�Next[ESC]�PreviousMenu[ENTER]�Select
RAIDLevel:
Disks:
StripSize:
Capacity:

Volume0
RAID1(Mirror)
SelectDisks
N/A
XXX�XGB
CreateVolume
Important
Sinceyouwanttocreatetwovolumes,thisdefaultsize(maximum)needstobere�
duced�Typeinanewsizeforthefirstvolume�Asanexample:ifyouwantthefirst
volumetospanthefirsthalfofthetwodisks,re�typethesizetobehalfofwhatisshown
bydefault�Thesecondvolume,whencreated,willautomaticallyspantheremainderof
twoharddrives�