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Dell Inpsiron 560 (Late 2009) User Manual

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Drives and Media

For RAID 1

Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1 (Mirror).

5 Select the desired capacity for the volume and press .

The default value is the maximum available size.

6 Press to create the volume.
7 Press to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
8 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main

Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen.

9 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit and press .

10 Install the operating system (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on

page 265).

Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration With the Operating System Installed

NOTE:

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

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

RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 87).

2 Click Start→ Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel

Matrix Storage Console.

NOTE:

If you do not see an

Actions menu option, you have not yet set your

computer to RAID-enabled mode.

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, select the first hard drive you want

to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow.

5 Select a second hard drive to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and

then click the right arrow. The selected hard drives appear in the Selected
window. Click Next.

NOTE: To add a third hard drive in your RAID level 0 volume

, follow

the above step after selecting the third hard drive.

6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and

then click Next.

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