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) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk Press to enter Configuration Utility Press Ctrl + I. The Intel RAID Utility - Create RAID Volume window appears (as illustrated below). Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 2. Delete RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 4. Exit [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] RAID Volumes : None Defined. Physical Disks : Port Driver Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 0 ST3120026AS 3JT329JX 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk 1 ST3120026AS 3JT354CP 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk [....]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu 67 GA-5YASV-RH Motherboard Create RAID Volume Press Enter under Create RAID Volume to set up RAID. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 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) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model. RAID0-Data striped across multiple physical drives for performance. RAID1-Data mirrored across multiple physical drives for redundancy. RAID0+1- Striped volume whose segments are RAID 1 volumes. Requires four hard drives. Functionally equivalent to RAID 0+1. RAID5-Data and parity striped across three or more physical drives for performance and redundancy. [....]-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 four RAID levels: RAID0(Stripe), RAID1(Mirror), RAID 0+1 (Striping + Mirroring) and RAID5. After selecting the RAID level, press Enter to select Strip Size. 68 INTEL RAID BIOS Configuration The KB is a unit of Strip Size. You can set disk block size with this item. The disk block size can be set from 4KB to 128KB. After you set disk block size, press Enter to set disk Capacity. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] The following are typical values: RAID 0 128KB RAID 1 64KB RAID 5 64KB [....]-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 Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Enter the volume capacity. The default value indicates the maximum volume capacity using the selected disks. If less than the maximum capacity is chosen, creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space. [....]-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 Press Enter to enter Create Volume after setting disk capacity. 69 GA-5YASV-RH Motherboard Press Enter under the Create Volume item. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] [ HELP ] Press "ENTER" to Create the specified volume [....]-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 An alert bar will be displayed warning you that all data on selected disks will be lost. Please press Y to complete the set-up of RAID. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM V5.0.0.1011 ICH7R wRAID5 Copyright(C) 2003-04 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reversed. [ CREATE VOLUME MENU ] Press "ENTER...
