Acer G5450 Series manual Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, Creating a RAID1 Volume

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Note: You have to install at least one SATA HDD to the onboard SATA controller in the system or you cannot see the MediaShield ROM BIOS 6.77 during POST.

Creating a RAID1 Volume

1After you entering the configuration utility, Use the Up and Down arrow key to change the RAID Mode to Mirroring.

2Use the Left and Right arrow key to move the HDD from Free Disks to Array Disks.

3Press F7 to finish the RAID creation.

4Press Y to clear the data on disks.

5Now you will see the RAID volume listed on screen. You can press Ctrl-Xto exit and start to install OS

Configuring LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP

This section briefly shows how to create RAID with LSI MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP.

Starting LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility

To start LSI MegaRAID SAS RAID Configuration Utility for MegaRAID SAS 8708ELP, press CTRL-Hwhen you see the RAID BIOS during POST. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen. Please click on Start to launch the configuration menu.

Loading Factory Default Setting

1In the Configuration menu, select Adapter Properties. The current adapter settings appear. Please click on Next to change the setting.

2Change the setting of Set Factory Defaults from No to Yes then click on submit.

3Press Ctrl+Alt+Del to reboot the server.