3. On the Define a New Array screen, RAID Mode is highlighted in blue and mirroring is set as the
default setting. Press Enter to show the RAID modes. This mode enables control of mirroring,
striping, stripe mirroring, spanning, and RAID 5.
4. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight in red the desired RAID type, then press Enter. The desired
RAID mode will be highlighted in blue.
5. Press the Tab key to move the blue highlight to Striping Block:.
6. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight in red the desired striping block size (4K, 8K, 16K 32K,
64K, 128K or Optimal). Press Enter to select the desired size.
NOTE: Optimal is the default and is generally selected. It is determined by the RAID controller
for best fit.
7. Press the Tab key to move the blue highlight to the Free Disks section.
NOTE: All drives available for RAID are listed and the first drive is highlighted in red.
8. Use the up/down arrow keys to highlight in red the drives to be included in the RAID array.
9. Use the right arrow key to move the drive to the Array Disks section.
NOTE: The left arrow key moves the red highlighted drive in the Array Disks section to the Free
Disks section.
10. Press F7 to finish when all desired drives selected for the array are in the Array Disks section.
11. To clear disk data press Y, or to save disk data in the array press N.
The Array List window appears showing the created array. It contains Status, Bootable, Vendor,
and Array Model Name information.
12. Press Ctrl-X to exit the utility.
Changing boot order
If the RAID array will be a data array, the disk drive with the operating system must appear higher in the
boot order. If the RAID array will be the operating system drive, it should appear higher in the boot order.
To change the boot order:
1. Press F10 to call up the BIOS Setup utility when booting the system.
2. If first boot, select the desired language and press Enter. English is the default.
3. Use the arrow keys to highlight Storage>Boot Order, and press Enter.
4. In the Hard Drive section device names are listed in order of boot. Use the arrow keys to move the
cursor to the device that you want to move. Press Enter to highlight the device.
5. Use the up/down arrow keys to move the device to the desired order location. Press Enter to un-
highlight the device.
6. Press F10 to save changes.
7. Use the arrow keys to highlight File>Save Changes and Exit. Press Enter, then F10.
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