Configuring Your Computer For Raid Using The Intel Matrix Storage Manager - Dell Precision NT499 User Manual

2 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Volume, and
press <Enter>.
3 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume you want
to delete, and press <Delete>.
4 Press <y> to confirm the deletion of the RAID volume.
5 Press <Esc> to exit the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel Matrix Storage
Manager
If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on it,
and you want to add a second hard drive and reconfigure both drives into a
RAID volume without losing the existing operating system and any data, you
need to use the migrating option for a RAID level 0 configuration (see "RAID
Level 0" on page 44) or a RAID level 1 configuration (see "RAID Level 1" on
page 44.) Create a RAID level 0 volume or RAID level 1 volume only when:
• You are adding two new drives to an existing single-drive computer (and
the operating system is on the single drive), and you want to configure the
two new drives into a RAID volume.
• You already have a two-hard drive computer configured into a volume, but
you still have some space left on the volume that you want to designate as
a second RAID volume.
Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration
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 48).
2 Click Start and point to Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→
Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility.
NOTE:
If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your
computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled
Mode" on page 48).
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, click the first hard drive you want
to include in your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow.
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About RAID Configurations