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MegaRAID Configuration Utility

Turn on the system power. When prompted, press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility. After entering the MegaRAID Configuration Utility, you will see the Management Menu on the screen.

Load RAID Card Default Setting

1Select Objects from Management menu.

2Select Adapter from Objects. The adapter setting will be shown on the screen. You can change the setting from this menu.

3Select Factory Default and YES to load the default settings.

4Press <Ctrl> + <Alt> + <Del> to reboot the server.

Create RAID1 Volume

1After the server has rebooted, press <Ctrl> + <M> to enter the MegaRAID Configuration Utility again.

2Select Configuration from Management Menu.

3Select New Configuration from the Configuration menu and select YES to continue. An array selection window displays the devices connected to the current controller.

4Press the arrow keys to choose specific physical drives and press spacebar to associate the selected drive with the current array. The indicator for selected drive change from READY to ONLINE A[array number]-[drive number]. For example, ONLINE A1-2 means disk drive 2 in array 1.

5Add 2 drives to current array and press <Enter> to finish creating current array.

6Press <F10> to configure the logical drives.

7The default RAID level for 2 disk drives is RAID1. Just select Accept to use the default setting and press <Enter> to return to the

ARRAY SELECTION MENU.

8Press <Enter> to end the array configuration.

9Select YES to Save Configuration and press any key to return to the Configure menu.

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Acer Altos G310 manual MegaRAID Configuration Utility, Load RAID Card Default Setting, Create RAID1 Volume