Configuring For Raid Using The Intel ® Option Rom Utility - Dell Inspiron 530b Owner's Manual

Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
1 Enter the system setup (see "Entering System Setup" on page 188).
2 Press the left- and right- arrow keys to highlight Integrated Peripherals and
press <Enter>.
3 Press the up- and down- arrow keys to highlight Drive Controller, and then
press <Enter>.
4 Press the up- and down- arrow keys to highlight SATA Mode, and then
press <Enter> to access the options.
5 Press the up- and down- arrow keys to highlight RAID, and then press
<Enter> to enable RAID.
6 Press <F10> to save and exit System Setup.
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel
NOTE:
Although any size drives may be used to create a RAID configuration using
the Intel Option ROM utility, ideally the drives should be of equal size. In a RAID level
0 configuration, the size of the array will be the size of the smallest disk multiplied
by the number (two) of disks in the array. In a RAID level 1 configuration, the size of
the array will be the smaller of the two disks used.
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to
RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 49).
2 Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter Intel RAID Option
ROM.
3 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and
press <Enter>.
4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press <Enter>.
5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror), and press
<Enter>.
6 If there are more than two hard disks available, use the up- and
down-arrow keys and space bar to select the two disks you want to use to
make up your array, and then press <Enter>.
7 Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>.
The default value is the maximum available size.
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