Using nvidia mediashield – Dell XPS 600 User Manual
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Although any size drives may be used to create a RAID configuration, ideally the drives should
be of equal size. In a RAID level 0 configuration, the size of the configuration will be the size of
the smaller drive multiplied by the number (two) of drives in the configuration. In a RAID level
1 configuration, the size of the configuration will be the smaller of the two drives used.
1 Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Hard Drives to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
2 Press
NOTICE:
If you do not press
the prompt to appear again.
The Define a New Array window appears.
3 Press
To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Striping.
To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring.
4 Press
5 Use the right- and left-arrow keys to select the hard drive or drives to include in your RAID
array; move the listed hard drives from the Free Disks field to the Array Disks field.
NOTE:
Your computer supports a maximum of two drives per RAID1 array and three per RAID0
array.
6 After assigning hard drives to an array, press
NOTICE:
You will lose all data on the selected drives in the next step.
7 Press
The Array Detail window appears.
8 To specify the array as bootable, use the arrow keys to select the array and press .
9 To review the details of the array that you set up, use the arrow keys to highlight the array in
the Array Detail window and press
To delete an array, navigate to the array using the arrow keys and press
Press
10 Press
Using Nvidia MediaShield
Nvidia MediaShield allows you to create, view, and manage RAID configurations. If you already
have one hard drive with the operating system installed on it, and you want to add a second hard
drive and reconfigure both drives into a RAID volume without losing the existing operating
system and any data, you need to use the morphing option (see "Morphing from a Single Drive
RAID 0 Configuration to a Dual Drive RAID Configuration" on page 26).