Supermicro X7DA3 Plus User Manual page 101

Appendix C: Installing the Adaptec HostRAID Utility and the Windows OS
Adding/Deleting Hotspares
Note: In order to rebuild a RAID (RAID 0 or RAID 1), you will need to add a new
HDD as a hotspare.
1. Turn on your computer and press <Ctrl><A> as prompted to access the Adaptec
RAID Confi guration Utility.
2. From the ARC menu, select Array Confi guration Utility.
3. From the Array Confi guration Utility menu, select Add/Delete Hotspares and press
<Enter>. The following screen appears:
To Add a HotSpare Drive
4. Use the arrow keys to highlight and select the disk you want to designate as a
Hotspare, and press <Insert> and <Enter>.
5. Press yes when the following prompt displays : "Do you want to create spare?"
(Yes/No?)
The spare drive you have selected will appear in the Select Drive Menu.
To Delete a HotSpare Drive
4. From the List of "Assigned HotSpare Drives" (in the right window), select the hotspare
drive you want to delete. Then, press <Delete> and <Enter>.
5. When the following prompt displays: "Do you want to Delete the Hotspare?" (Yes/No?)
Press <Yes> to delete the selected hotspare.
The hotspare drive you have selected will be deleted.
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