Configure Raid With Avago Megaraid Configuration Utility - Lenovo 26AMR5 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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c. Select Configure SATA as and press Enter. Then, select RAID and press Enter.

d. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.

2. Enter the BIOS menu again.

3. Select Advanced ➙ Intel RSTe SATA Controller and press Enter.

4. Select Create RAID Volume and press Enter. The Create RAID Volume window is displayed.

5. Select and configure the options one by one.

a. Name: You can use the default name Volume0 or type a preferred name for the RAID volume.

b. RAID Level: You can set the RAID level to one of the following:

• RAID0

• RAID1

• RAID10

• RAID5

Note: Some of the RAID levels might not be displayed because the number of installed SATA

storage drives varies.

c. Select Disks: Select a storage drive and press Enter. Then, select X and press Enter to add it to a

group.

d. Strip Size (if applicable): Select a strip size and press Enter.

e. Capacity: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.

6. Select Create Volume and press Enter to create a RAID volume.

7. Exit the BIOS menu.

View the information about a RAID volume

To view the information about a RAID volume:

1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.

2. Select Advanced ➙ Intel RSTe SATA Controller and press Enter.

3. Select RAID Volumes and press Enter.

4. Select a RAID volume and press Enter to view the detailed information.

5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.

Delete a RAID volume

Attention: All the existing data stored on the selected drives will be erased after you delete RAID volumes.

To delete a RAID volume:

1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 or Fn+F1.

2. Select Advanced ➙ Intel RSTe SATA Controller and press Enter.

3. Under RAID Volumes, select the RAID volume that you want to delete and press Enter. The RAID

VOLUME INFO window is displayed.

4. Select Delete under Volume Actions and press Enter. When prompted, select Yes and press Enter to

confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume.

5. Press F10 or Fn+F10 to save the changes and exit.