User guide

Chapter 3. First-Time RAID Configuration Using 3BM
22 3ware Serial ATA RAID Controller User Guide
4 If you plan to make changes to your configuration and need to backup
data before continuing, press ESC and do so now. Otherwise, press any
key to continue.
Figure 10. Warning Message When you Start 3BM
To select the drives and create a unit
1 Select the drives to be included by highlighting each one and pressing
Enter to select it.
When you select a drive, an asterisk appears next to it in the left-most
column (see Figure 11).
You may include from one to twenty-four drives in the unit, depending on
the number available.
Figure 11. Asterisks Next to Selected Drives
2 After all drives for the unit are selected, use the Tab to move to the
Create Unit button and press Enter.
The Create Disk Array screen appears (see Figure 12).