WD SERIAL ATA RAID CONTROLLER
CREATING A DISK ARRAY - 11
USER MANUAL
Setting Up a Single SATA Non-RAID Drive
To set up a single SATA drive non-RAID array, follow these steps:
1. Press the ARROW keys to highlight the array number you wish to define, then press ENTER to
make your selection. The Define Array Definition Menu appears.
2. Move to RAID Mode and press the SPACEBAR to cycle through array types until it says
Stripe. Leave Stripe Block size and Gigabyte Boundary at their default values.
3. Move to Drive Assignments, highlight a drive, and press the SPACEBAR to change one drive
to Y. Select a drive on SATA drive channel 1 or 2.
4. Press CTRL+Y to save the array information. The Define Array Menu appears again with the
new array defined.
5. Press the ESC key twice to exit the EasyBuild utility. Your system will reboot automatically.
After reboot, the EasyBuild BIOS will appear showing your newly created array.
Once the drive has been created, format and partition it as a new single hard drive. Use a
Windows boot disk, or boot to a Windows 2003 Server, XP, or 2000 operating system CD to
partition and format the new drive in Disk Management.
Proceed to “Installing Software Drivers” on page 15 and follow the instructions for WD
SATA RAID Controller driver installation during Windows setup.
Creating an Array for Performance (RAID 0)
To create an array for best performance, follow these steps:
1. Press the SPACEBAR until Performance appears under the Optimize Array for section.
2. Press CTRL+Y to save and create the array.
3. Follow the directions on-screen to reboot your system.
Once the array has been created, format and partition the array as if it were a new single hard
drive. Use a Windows boot disk, or boot to a Windows 2003 Server, XP, or 2000 operating
system CD to partition and format the new array in Disk Management.
For bootable drive arrays, go to“Installing Software Drivers” on page 15 and follow the
instructions for WD SATA RAID Controller driver installation during Windows setup.
WD SATA RAID Controller
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ID MODE SIZE TRACK-MAPPING STATUS
1 * 1+0 Stripe 80024M 611/128/32 Functional
Press <Ctrl-F> to enter EasyBuild(tm) Utility...
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