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The RAID levels which the Intel® ICH6R chipset supports are RAID 0 and RAID 1. RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 reads and writes sectors of data interleaved between multiple drives. If any disk member fails, it affects the entire array. The disk array data capacity is equal to the number of drive members times the capacity of the smallest member. The striping block size can be set from 4KB to 64KB. RAID 0 does not support fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Mirroring) RAID 1 writes duplicate data onto a pair of drives and reads both sets of data in parallel. If one of the mirrored drives suffers a mechanical failure or does not respond, the remaining drive will continue to function. Due to redundancy, the drive capacity of the array is the capacity of the smallest drive. Under a RAID 1 setup, an extra drive called the spare drive can be attached. Such a drive will be activated to replace a failed drive that is part of a mirrored array. Due to the fault tolerance, if any RAID 1 drive fails, data access will not be affected as long as there are other working drives in the array. GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 70 English Please follow the steps below to construct a complete RAID array: 1) Have ready your hard drives for RAID construction. Note: To achieve best performance, it is recommended that the hard drives used are of similar make and storage capacity. 2) Please attach the hard drive connectors to their appropriate location on the motherboard ie. IDE, SCSI, or SATA. 3) Enter the motherboard BIOS and locate RAID setup (Please refer to the section on Integrated Peripherals). 4) Enter RAID setup in the BIOS and select the RAID type (For instance, enter Ctrl + I to select Intel RAID; Ctrl + S to select Silicon Image). 5) Complete driver installation. 6) Complete RAID utility installation. More information on steps 4 and 5 is provided. Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS The Intel RAID BIOS setup lets you choose the RAID array type and which hard drives you want to make part of the array. Entering the RAID BIOS Setup 1. After rebooting your computer, wait until you see the RAID software prompting you to press Ctrl + I. The RAID prompt appears as part of the system POST and boot process prior to loading the OS. You have a few seconds to press Ctrl + I before the window disappears. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # 3JT354CP 3JT329JX Size 111.7GB 111.7GB Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk Press to enter Configuration Utility Press Ctrl + I. The Intel RAID Utility - Create RAID Volume window appears (as Figure below). Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. 4. Exit [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAIDRAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model 0 ST3120026AS 1 ST3120026AS Serial # Size 3JT354CP 111.7GB 3JT329JX 111.7GB [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Type/Status(Vol ID) Non-RAID Disk Non-RAID Disk [....]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu -71 - Appendix English Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] 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 can not contain special characters. [....]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Name : RAID_Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : 128KB Capacity : 223.5 GB Create Volume After entering the Create Volume Menu, you can set disk name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) under Name item. After setting disk name, press Enter to select RAID Level. Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4.0.6180 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model. RAID0(Stripe)-Creates a volume where equal portions of the volume are spread across all the disks. This creates a volume with higher performance by accessing all disks at once. RAID1(Stripe)-Creates a volume where a redundant copy of the data is stored on each disk. This creates a volume protected from a single hard disk failure. [....]-Change [TAB]-Next [ESC]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select Name : RAID_Volume0 RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe) Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : 128KB Capacity : 223.5 GB Create Volume There are two RAID levels: RAID0(Stripe) and RAID1(Mirror). After selecting the RAID level, press Enter to select Strip Size. GA-8GPNXP Duo Motherboard - 72 English The KB is a unit of Strip Size. You can set disk block size with this item. The disk block size can be...


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