Dell XPS 700 Jet Black - Manual (Page 25)

Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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If a drive failure occurs, subsequent read and write operations are directed to the surviving drive. A
replacement drive can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drive.
NOTE:
In a RAID level 1 configuration, the size of the configuration is equal to the size of the smallest drive in the
configuration.
Configuring Your Hard Drives for RAID
Your computer can be configured for RAID, even if you did not select a RAID configuration when the
computer was purchased. For an explanation of RAID levels and their requirements, see "About Your
RAID Configuration" on page 25. For information on how to install a hard drive, see "Installing a Hard
Drive" on page 101.
You can use one of two methods to configure RAID hard drive volumes. The first method uses the Nvidia
MediaShield ROM utility and is performed
before you install the operating system onto the hard drive.
The second method uses Nvidia MediaShield and is performed after you have installed the operating
system and Nvidia RAID drivers.
Both methods require that you set your computer to RAID-enabled mode before you begin.
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
1 Enter system setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 132).
2 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Drives, then press .
3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the applicable SATA drive, then press .
4 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On, and then press . Repeat the
process, as needed, for each SATA hard drive.
NOTE:
For more information about RAID options, see "System Setup Options" on page 133.
hard drive 1
segment 1
segment 2
segment 3
hard drive 2
segment 4
segment 5
segment 6
segment 1 duplicated
segment 2 duplicated
segment 3 duplicated
segment 4 duplicated
segment 5 duplicated
segment 6 duplicated
serial ATA RAID
configured for
RAID level 1
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