Rebuilding Raid 1 Volumes - Lenovo ThinkPad P15g Gen 2 Hardware Maintenance Manual

To reset a storage drive to non-RAID, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RST configuration utility. See "Entering the Intel RST configuration utility" on page 42.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the volume that you want to reset under RAID Volumes.
Press Enter to open the RAID VOLUME INFO window.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the drive that you want to reset under RAID Member Disks.
Press Enter to open the PHYSICAL DISK INFO window.
4. Select Reset to Non-RAID and press Enter. When prompted, press Yes to confirm the reset action.
After the reset process finishes, the Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology window is displayed. The reset
drive is listed under Non-RAID Physical Disks, and the volume of the reset drive is still listed under
RAID Volumes, but the status is changed from Normal to Failed or Degraded.
5. Press F10 to save changes and exit.

Rebuilding RAID 1 volumes

If the status of a RAID 1 volume is Failed or Degraded, you can rebuild it through the Intel RST configuration
utility. To rebuild a RAID 1 volume, ensure that at least one member drive of the RAID 1 volume works
correctly. Replace the failed drive with a new one that has the same capacity before you rebuild a RAID 1
volume.
To rebuild a RAID 1 volume, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RST configuration utility. See "Entering the Intel RST configuration utility" on page 42.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the volume that you want to rebuild under RAID Volumes.
Press Enter to open the RAID VOLUME INFO window.
3. Select Rebuild and press Enter to open the Rebuild Volume window.
4. Select the drive that you want to rebuild and press Enter to initiate the rebuild process.
After you initiate the rebuild process, the Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology window is displayed. The
RAID 1 volume under rebuilding is displayed under RAID Volumes with a Rebuilding mark.
5. Wait a few minutes. When the rebuild process finishes successfully, the Rebuilding mark is changed to
the Normal mark.
6. Press F10 to save changes and exit.
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