Setting Your Computer To Raid-Enabled Mode; Configuring Your Computer For Raid Using The Intel ® Raid Option Rom Utility - Dell Precision NT499 User Manual

Intel Matrix Storage Console. Both methods require that you set your
computer to RAID-enabled mode before starting any of the RAID
configuration procedures in this document.

Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode

1 Enter System Setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 81).
2 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Drives, then press
<Enter>.
3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight SATA Operation, then
press <Enter>.
4 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On, press <Enter>,
and then press <Esc>.
NOTE:
on page 82.
5 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and press
<Enter> to exit System Setup and resume the boot process.
Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel
ROM Utility
NOTE:
Although any size of drives may be used to create a RAID configuration
when using the Intel RAID Option ROM utility, ideally the drives should be of equal
size. In a RAID level 0 configuration, the size of the configuration will be the size of
the smallest drive multiplied by the number (two) of drives in the configuration. In a
RAID level 1 configuration, the size of the configuration will be the smaller of the
two drives used.
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.
NOTE:
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.
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to
RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 48).
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About RAID Configurations
For more information about RAID options, see "System Setup Options"
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RAID Option