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Dell Dimension 8400 User Manual

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer

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Creating a RAID 0 Volume

NOTE:

When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.

1

Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 22).

2

Click Start and point to Programs

Intel(R) Application Accelerator

Intel Application

Accelerator to launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility.

NOTE:

If you do not see an

Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled

mode (see page 22).

3

On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume
Wizard, and then click Next.

4

On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to include in your
RAID 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.

5

In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next.

6

Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.

Creating a RAID 1 Volume

NOTE:

When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.

1

Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 22).

2

Click the Start button and point to Programs

Intel(R) Application Accelerator

Intel

Application Accelerator to launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility.

NOTE:

If you do not see an

Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled

mode (see page 22).

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 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.