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Configuring your computer for raid using the, Intel – Dell Precision T5400 (Late 2007) User Manual

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1 Click the Start button and point to ProgramsIntel(R) Matrix Storage

ManagerIntel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage

Utility.

2 Right-click the available hard drive to which you want to rebuild the RAID

level 1 or 5 volume, and click

Rebuild to this Disk.

3 You can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID

level 1 or 5 volume.

Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel

®

RAID Option ROM

Utility

NOTICE:

You will lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID

configuration using the following procedure. Back up data that you want to keep

before continuing.

NOTICE:

Use the following procedure only if you are reinstalling your operating

system. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage

configuration to RAID level 0 configuration.

Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration

NOTICE:

You will lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID

configuration using the following procedure. Back up data that you want to keep

before continuing.

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

RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 53).

2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel

RAID Option

ROM utility.

3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and

press .

4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press .
5 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID0(Stripe), and press

.

6 If more than two hard drives are available, press the up- and down-arrow

keys and spacebar to select the two or three drives that you want to use to

make up your configuration, and then press .