Then the Create New RAID screen appears (Figure 4). Figure 4 The Create New RAID block displays all the items that need to be set for creating an array (Figure 5). Steps: 1. Enter Array Name: Under the Name item, enter an array name with 1~16 letters (letters cannot be special characters) and press . 2. Select RAID Mode: Under the Level item, use up or down arrow key to select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), or JBOD (Figure 5). Then press to move onto the next step. Figure 5 - 81 - Appendix English English 3. Assign Array Disks: After a RAID mode is selected, RAID BIOS automatically assigns the two hard drives installed as the RAID drives. 4. Set Block Size (RAID 0 only): Under the Block item, use the up or down arrow key to select the stripe block size (Figure 6), ranging from 4 KB to 128 KB. Press . GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BIOSv1.06.59 =[ Create New RAID ] =n n= [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Name: GRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: Size: 240 GB Confirm Creation = [ RAID Disk Drive List ] [til-Switch RAID Block Size Model Name ► HDD0: ST3120026AS ► HDD1: ST3120026AS Type/Status Non-RAID Non-RAID Setting Stripe Block Select a stripe size which will be used to divide data from/to seperate RAID members. The following are typical values: RAID 0-128KB [ENTER]-Next Figure 6 [ Help 5. Set Array Size: Under the Size item, enter the size of the array and press . 6. Confirm Creation: After all of the items above are configured, the selection bar automatically jumps to the Confirm Creation item. Press . When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure 7), press to confirm or to abort. GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BI0Sv1.06.59 [ Create New RAID ] =n n= [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Name: GRAID Level: 0-Stripe Disks: Select Disk Block: 128 KB Size: 240 GB = [ RAID Disk Dril [ti]-Switch Unit Model Name ► HDD0: ST3120026AS ► HDD1: ST3120026AS Create RAID on the select HDD(Y/N)?Y Available Type/Status 120 GB Non-RAID 120 GB Non-RAID CGNFIRM RAID CREATIGN ALL DATA ON THE SELECTED HARD DISK WILL BE LOST WHEN EXIT WITH SAVING [DEL,BS]-Delete Number [ENTER]-Next Figure 7 GA-P35T-DS3P Motherboard - 82 - When finished, the new RAID array will be displayed in the RAID Disk Drive List block (Figure 8). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BI0Sv1.06.59 = [ Main Menu ] .1 n= [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving = [ RAID Disk Drive List ] Model Name RDD0: GRAID Model Name HDD0: ST3120026AS HDD1: ST3120026AS Capacity Type/Status 120 GB RAID Inside 120 GB RAID Inside RAID Level 0-Stripe Capacity Status Members(HDDx) 240 GB Normal 01 ■*TAB]-Switch Window [Î i]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit Figure 8 To check more detailed information about the array, use the key while in the Main Menu block to move the selection bar to the RAID Disk Drive List block. Select the array and press . A small window displaying the array information will appear in the center of the screen (Figure 9). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BI0Sv1.06.59 = [ Main Menu ] .1 n= [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving = [ RAID Disk Drive List ] Model Name RDD0: GRAID Model Name HDD0: ST3120026AS HDD1: ST3120026AS = [ RAID Information ]- Members: HDD 01 Status: Normal Capacity Type/Status 120 GB RAID Inside 120 GB RAID Inside Members(HDDx) 01 ■* TAB]-Switch Window [U]-Select RAID [ENTER]-Detail [ESC]-Exit Figure 9 Name Level Block Capacity GRAID 0-Stripe 128KB 240GB Status Normal - 83 - Appendix English English 7. Save and Exit Setup: After configuring the RAID array, select the Save And Exit Setup item in the main screen to save your settings before exiting the RAID BIOS utility, then press (Figure 10). GIGABYTE Technology Corp. PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller BI0Sv1.06.59 [ Main Menu ] .1 n= [ Hard Disk Drive List ] Create RAID Disk Drive Delete RAID Disk Drive Revert HDD to Non-RAID Solve Mirror Conflict Rebuild Mirror Drive Save And Exit Setup Exit Without Saving = [ RAID Disk Drive Model Name RDD0: GRAID Model Name HDD0: ST3120026AS HDD1: ST3120026AS Save to Disk & Exit (Y/N)?Y Capacity Type/Status 120 GB RAID Inside 120 GB RAID Inside embers(HDDx) TAB]-Switch Window [U]-Select ITEM [ENTER]-Action [ESC]-Exit Figure 10 Now, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/AHCI driver and operating system. Delete the RAID Array: To delete the array, select Delete RAID Disk Drive in the main menu and press . The selection bar will move to the RAID Disk Drive L...
