Setting Your Computer To Raid-Enabled Mode; Using The Nvidia Mediashield Rom Utility - Dell XPS 720 Owner's Manual

Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode

1 Enter system setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 168).
2 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Drives, then press <Enter>.
3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the applicable SATA drive, then press <Enter>.
4 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On, and then press <Enter>. Repeat the
process, as needed, for each SATA hard drive.
NOTE:
For more information about RAID options, see "System Setup Options" on page 169.
5 Press <Esc>, press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and then press <Enter> to
exit system setup and resume the boot process.

Using the NVIDIA MediaShield ROM Utility

NOTICE:
The following procedure will result in the loss of all data on your hard drive(s). Back up any data you want
to keep before continuing.
NOTE:
Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing RAID configuration (see "Converting From One
RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration" on page 35.
Hard drives of any size may be used to create a RAID configuration. Ideally, however, the drives should be
of equal size to avoid unallocated or unused space. For an explanation of RAID levels and their
requirements, see "About Your RAID Configuration" on page 29. For information on how to install a hard
drive, see "Installing a Hard Drive" on page 110.
1 Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your computer (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-
Enabled Mode" on page 33).
2 Restart the computer.
3 Press <Ctrl><N> when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
NOTE:
If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop,
then shut down your computer and try again.
The Define a New Array window appears.
4 Press <Tab> to navigate to the RAID Mode field.
To create a RAID 0 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Striping.
To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Mirroring.
To create a RAID 0+1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select Stripe Mirroring.
To create a RAID 5 configuration, use the arrow keys to select RAID 5.
5 Press <Tab> to navigate to the Free Disks field.
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