External Storage With RAID: Proware DP-405CI

RAID Creation

Security first: you need the system password.

This assistant makes creating a RAID array a walk in the park.

First select the hard drives...

... and lastly the stripe size.

And we're off!

Finally, we decide whether we want to perform a quick initialization or slower background initialization. In the latter case the array is available immediately.

Patrick Schmid
Editor-in-Chief (2005-2006)

Patrick Schmid was the editor-in-chief for Tom's Hardware from 2005 to 2006. He wrote numerous articles on a wide range of hardware topics, including storage, CPUs, and system builds.