Install 8.2-Release AMD64 on Laptop with Raid0

[Thomas D. Dean]

I have not used RAID before.

I have a laptop (new to me) with windows 7 and RAID0.

I want to install 8.2-Release and retain the Raid0.

I booted the 8.2-Release AMD64 DVD and exited to Fixit.

pciconf -lv shows

atapci0 at pci0:0:31:2: class=0x010400 card=0x159b103c chip=0x282a8086
rev=0x05 hdr=0x00
  class= mass storage
  subclass=RAID

I attached portions of dmesg below.

sysinstall shows 3 choices for disk drives.  ad4(600G), ad6(600G),
ar0(RAID0)

I want to use RAID0 and use the entire disk, partitioned by 'A'.

Which disk do I select for installation?

tomdean

>From dmesg, 
ad4: 610480MB <TOSHIBA MK6461GSYN MH000C> at ata2-master UDMA100 SATA
3Gb/s
ad4: 1250263728 sectors [1240341C/16H/63S] 16 sectors/interrupt 1 depth
queue
GEOM: new disk ad4
battery0: battery initialization done, tried 1 times
********* ATA Intel MatrixRAID Metadata *********
intel_id            <Intel Raid ISM Cfg Sig. >
version             <1.0.00>
checksum            0x18a624f5
config_size         0x000001e0
config_id           0x07e20939
generation          0x00000067
total_disks         2
total_volumes       1
DISK#   serial disk_sectors disk_id flags
    0   <61ABD08TB> 1250263728 0x00000000 0x0000053a
    1   <61ABD08SB> 1250263728 0x00010000 0x0000053a
name                RAID-0
total_sectors       2500517888
state               4108
reserved            0
offset              0
disk_sectors        1250259208
stripe_count        19535296
stripe_sectors      64
status              0
type                RAID0
total_disks         2
magic[0]            0x01
magic[1]            0xff
magic[2]            0x01
    disk 0 at disk_idx 0x00000000
    disk 1 at disk_idx 0x00000001
=================================================
ata3: Identifying devices: 00000001
ata3: New devices: 00000001
ata3-master: pio=PIO4 wdma=WDMA2 udma=UDMA100 cable=40 wire
ad6: setting UDMA100
ad6: 610480MB <TOSHIBA MK6461GSYN MH000C> at ata3-master UDMA100 SATA
3Gb/s
ad6: 1250263728 sectors [1240341C/16H/63S] 16 sectors/interrupt 1 depth
queue
GEOM: ad4: partition 4 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 4 does not end on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 3 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 3 does not end on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 2 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 2 does not end on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 1 does not start on a track boundary.
GEOM: ad4: partition 1 does not end on a track boundary.
GEOM: new disk ad6
********* ATA Intel MatrixRAID Metadata *********
intel_id            <Intel Raid ISM Cfg Sig. >
version             <1.0.00>
checksum            0x18a624f5
config_size         0x000001e0
config_id           0x07e20939
generation          0x00000067
total_disks         2
total_volumes       1
DISK#   serial disk_sectors disk_id flags
    0   <61ABD08TB> 1250263728 0x00000000 0x0000053a
    1   <61ABD08SB> 1250263728 0x00010000 0x0000053a
name                RAID-0
total_sectors       2500517888
state               4108
reserved            0
offset              0
disk_sectors        1250259208
stripe_count        19535296
stripe_sectors      64
status              0
type                RAID0
total_disks         2
magic[0]            0x01
magic[1]            0xff
magic[2]            0x01
    disk 0 at disk_idx 0x00000000
    disk 1 at disk_idx 0x00000001
=================================================
ata4: Identifying devices: 00010000
ata4: New devices: 00010000
ata4-master: pio=PIO4 wdma=WDMA2 udma=UDMA100 cable=40 wire
acd0: setting UDMA100
ata4: device_reset timeout=590us
acd0: <hp BDDVDRW CA30N/EC03> DVDR drive at ata4 as master
acd0: read 10820KB/s (4134KB/s) write 4134KB/s (4134KB/s), 2048KB
buffer, UDMA100 SATA 1.5Gb/s
acd0: Reads: CDR, CDRW, CDDA stream, DVDROM, DVDR, DVDRAM, packet
acd0: Writes: CDR, CDRW, DVDR, DVDRAM, test write, burnproof
acd0: Audio: play, 255 volume levels
acd0: Mechanism: ejectable tray, unlocked
acd0: Medium: DVD 120mm data disc
ata5: Identifying devices: 00000000
ata5: New devices: 00000000
ATA PseudoRAID loaded
********** ATA PseudoRAID ar0 Metadata **********
=================================================
format              Intel MatrixRAID
type                RAID0
flags               0x01 1<READY>
magic_0             0x0000000007e20939
magic_1             0x0000000000000000
generation          103
total_sectors       2500517888
offset_sectors      0
heads               255
sectors             63
cylinders           155650
width               2
interleave          64
total_disks         2
    disk 0:      flags = 0x0b b<ONLINE,ASSIGNED,PRESENT>
        ad4:  sectors 1250263728
    disk 1:      flags = 0x0b b<ONLINE,ASSIGNED,PRESENT>
        ad6:  sectors 1250263728
=================================================
ar0: 1220956MB <Intel MatrixRAID RAID0 (stripe 32 KB)> status: READY
ar0: 2500517888 sectors [155650C/255H/63S] <RAID-0> subdisks defined as:
ar0: disk0 READY using ad4 at ata2-master
ar0: disk1 READY using ad6 at ata3-master