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Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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Advanced Features

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5 Click Finish to delete the volume.

About Migrating to a RAID Configuration

Migration is only possible from a factory-installed RAID configuration, if

when you ordered your system it was configured for RAID and if you are

migrating between certain RAID configurations.

Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration

1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to

RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 53).

2 Click the Start button and point to All ProgramsIntel(R) Matrix

Storage ManagerIntel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel

Storage Utility.
If you do not see an

Actions menu option, you have not yet set your

computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-

Enabled Mode" on page 53).

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.
6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as the RAID level.

2-drive RAID 0

3-drive RAID 0

2-drive RAID 1 3-drive RAID 5

2-drive RAID 0

Not applicable 2- to 3-drive

migration

possible

Not possible

Not possible

3-drive RAID 0

Not possible

Not applicable Not possible

Not possible

2-drive RAID 1

RAID 1 to

RAID 0

migration

possible

RAID 1 to

RAID 0

migration

possible

Not applicable RAID 1 to RAID

5 migration

possible

3-drive RAID 5

Not possible

Not possible

Not possible

Not applicable