Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID Introduction
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2. Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the <TAB> or <Enter> key
to go to the next field.
3. Select the strip value for the RAID 0 or RAID 1 array by using the “upper
arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and
pressing the <Enter> key to select and advance to the next field. The
available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The
strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Here are
some suggested selections:
16 KB – Best for sequential transfers
64 KB – Good general purpose strip size
128 KB – Best performance for most desktops and workstations.
The default value.
Select the RAID level (Striping for RAID0 and Mirror for RAID1) by
scrolling through the available values by using the “upper arrow” or
“down arrow”, and press the <Enter> key to select and advance to the
next field.