User`s guide

Document Number: MAN-000SR5-000 Revision 1.40
Creating a JBOD Configuration
The BIOS RAID utility does not report non-RAID drives to the system BIOS. If a non-RAID boot drive or
data drive is desired, create a JBOD so the BIOS RAID utility will report the drive to the system BIOS.
1. Select
Create RAID set from the Main Menu section of the RAID Configuration Utility screen.
2. Select
JBOD and press Enter.
3. Select
JBOD drive from the Physical Drive list and press Enter.
4. Select the size of the JBOD drive with the ↑ and ↓ keys and press
Enter.
5. When the
Are You Sure? confirmation prompt appears, respond Y to complete the JBOD
configuration.
Creating a Spare Drive for a RAID1 Group
If a RAID 1 set exists, you can create a spare drive for the set. The spare drive can then be allocated to the
RAID 1 set if a drive in the RAID 1 set fails.
1. Select
Create RAID set from the Main Menu section of the RAID Configuration Utility screen.
2. Select
Spare Drive and press Enter.
3. Select a spare drive from the Physical Drive list and press
Enter.
4. Select the size of the spare drive with the ↑ and ↓ keys and press
Enter.
5. When the
Are You Sure? confirmation prompt appears, respond Y to complete the spare drive
creation.
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