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Manual No. 775029 2-1
Chapter 2
Drive Configuration
This chapter will provide a detailed description of how to configure disk
drives using RAID EzAssist. Chapter 1 focused on first-time configuration
of drives. Chapter 2 will cover some of the same topics, but will launch into
more advanced configuration issues. Specifically, this chapter will cover:
• Automatic Configuration
• Assisted Configuration
• Custom Configuration
• Adding Capacity to Existing Disk Arrays (MORE)
• Defining Logical Drives
• Assigning/Unassigning Spare Drives
• Enabling/Disabling/Using Spanning
How Do I Start RAID EzAssist?
❑ Power On Your System.
Regardless of whether an operating system is installed on your computer
system, you can run RAID EzAssist from the Mylex controller’s BIOS at
system boot time.
☞ Turn on the system’s power switch.
❑ Start RAID EzAssist.
As the system boots up, you’ll see various messages on the display. Pay
special attention when you see a message similar to the following:
<Mylex controller ID
1
> BIOS Version x.xx-xx (Month Day, Year)
Mylex Corporation
Shortly after, some additional messages from the Mylex controller are
1. Examples include DAC960, eXtremeRAID 3000, etc.