How do I create RAID-10?

A RAID 10 array is a two layer structure composed of both RAID 1 and RAID 0. Disks are first grouped into mirrored pairs (RAID 1). These arrays are then striped to form a RAID 0 array.

Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility by pressing CTRL-M during boot-up, then follow these steps:

  1. Select CONFIGURATION / NEW CONFIGURATION
  2. Select the first two drives for the RAID 10 array by pressing the spacebar twice, and ENTER once.
  3. Select the next two drives for the RAID 10 array by pressing space twice, and ENTER twice.
  4. On the popup window labeled "Select Configurable Array(s)", two array boxes (A-01 and A-02) will be displayed. Press space bar. The 1st array box will display Span-1. Press the right cursor key once to move to the 2nd array box. Press space bar again. The 2nd array box will display Span-2.
  5. Press F10. A summary screen displays the RAID 1 array with spanning set to Yes..
  6. Move the right cursor key down to the option ACCEPT and press ENTER twice
  7. At the Save Configuration screen, select YES
  8. Press a key to continue - Go to initialize drives. Select the drive to initialize, then press F10 to initialize. Initializing wipes all data from drives, and is necessary to make the logical drive usable.
  9. After initialization completes, exit the utility and reboot.