Dell INSPIRON 530 DCMF Owner's Manual page 46

Migrating to a RAID 1 Volume
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to
RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 42).
2 Click Start
Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel(R) Matrix
Storage Manager.
NOTE:
computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-
Enabled Mode" on page 42).
3 On the Actions menu, click Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard
Drive to launch the Migration Wizard.
4 Click Next on the first Migration Wizard screen.
5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default.
6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 1 as the RAID level.
NOTE:
files that you want to maintain on the RAID volume as your source hard drive.
7 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from
which you want to migrate, and click Next.
8 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive to
select the member drive that you want to act as the mirror in the array, and
click Next.
9 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the volume size you want, and
click Next.
NOTE:
drive.
10 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to make changes. You can use
your computer normally during migration process.
Creating a Spare Hard Drive
A spare hard drive may be created with a RAID 1 array. The spare hard drive
will not be recognized by the operating system, but you will be able to see the
spare drive from within Disk Manager or the Intel Option ROM Utility.
46
Setting Up and Using Your Computer
and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage
If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your
Select the hard drive that already has the data or operating system
In the following step, you will lose all data contained on the member