Recovering From A Multiple Hard Drive Failure Using The Intel ® Raid Option Rom Utility - Dell OptiPlex 330 User Manual

have been installed. Both methods require that you set your computer to
RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 98) before you begin.
Recovering From a Multiple Hard Drive Failure Using the Intel
Option ROM Utility
NOTE:
The following steps will not restore any data lost during the hard drive
failure. It can be performed only after the failed hard drives have been replaced
(see the appropriate Drives section for your system).
Although hard drives of any size may be combined to create a RAID
configuration, the drives should ideally be of equal size when using the Intel
RAID Option ROM utility. In a RAID level 1 configuration, the size of the
configuration will be equivalent to the smaller of the two drives used.
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to
RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 98).
2 Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option
ROM utility.
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 Select RAID1(Mirror) and press <Enter>.
6 Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>. The
default value is the maximum available size.
7 Press <Enter> to create the volume.
8 Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
9 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main
Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen.
10 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit and press <Enter>.
11 Install the operating system using the supplied media (see "Restoring Your
Operating System" on page 137).
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