Dell XPS 400/Dimension 9150 User Manual
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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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NOTE:
If you do not see an
Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled
3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume
Wizard.
4 Click Next at the first screen.
5 Confirm the volume name, select RAID 1 as the RAID level, and then click Next to continue.
6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create
your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. Click a second hard drive until two
drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next.
7 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the Volume Size desired and click Next.
8 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
9 Follow Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume.
Deleting a RAID Volume
NOTE:
While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it also splits the RAID 1 volume into two non-
RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. Deleting a RAID 0 volume,
however, destroys all data on the volume.
1 Click the Start button and point to Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ Intel
Matrix Storage Manager to launch the Intel
®
Storage Utility.
2 Right-click the Volume icon of the RAID volume you want to delete, and select Delete Volume.
3 On the Delete RAID Volume Wizard screen, click Next.
4 Highlight the RAID volume you want to delete in the Available box, click the right-arrow
button to move the highlighted RAID volume into the Selected box, and then click Next.
5 Click Finish to delete the volume.
Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 30).
2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ Intel
Matrix Storage Manager to launch the Intel
®
Storage Utility.
NOTE:
If you do not see an
Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled
3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the
Migration Wizard.
4 Click Next on the Migration Wizard screen.
5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default.
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