User's Manual

ASUS P5BV-C Series 5-9
5.3.2 Creating a RAID 1 set (mirror)
To create a RAID 1 set:
1. From the utility main menu, select
1. Create RAID Volume, then press
<Enter>. This screen appears.
2. Enter a name for the RAID 1 set, then press <Enter>.
3. When the
RAID Level item is highlighted, press the up/down arrow key to
select RAID 1(Mirror), then press <Enter>.
4 When the
Disks item is highlighted, press <Enter> to select the hard disk
drives to congure as RAID. The SELECT DISKS screen appears.
5 Use the up/down arrow key to highlight a drive, then press <Space> to
select. A small triangle marks the selected drive. Press <Enter> after
completing your selection.
6. When the
Capacity item is highlighted, key in the RAID volume capacity
that you want, then press <Enter>. The default value indicates the maximum
allowed capacity.
7. Press <Enter> when the
Create Volume item is highlighted. This warning
message appears.
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[ CREATE ARRAY MENU ]
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used
to uniquely identify the RAID volume. This name is case sensitive and
cannot contain special characters.
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Name:
RAID Level:
Disks:
StripSize:
Capacity:
Volume1
RAID1(Mirror)
SelectDisks
N/A
XX.X GB
Create Volume
WARNING: ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N):
8. Press <Y> to create the RAID volume and return to main menu or <N> to go
back to Create Volume menu.