Dell Precision NT499 User Manual page 54

Creating a RAID Level 5 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 the Start button 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.
3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create
RAID Volume Wizard.
4 Click Next at the first screen.
5 Confirm the volume name, select RAID 5 as the RAID level, and then
click Next to continue.
6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want
to use to create your RAID level 5 volume, and then click the right arrow.
Click two or three additional drives until either three or four drives appear
in the Selected window, and then click Next.
7 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the Volume Size desired and
click Next.
8 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
9 Follow Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new
RAID volume.
Creating a RAID Level 10 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 the Start button 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.
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About RAID Configurations