Setting Up and Using Your Computer 43
Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility NOTICE: The following procedure will result in the loss of all data on your hard
drive(s). Back up any data you want to keep before continuing.
Hard drives of any size may be used to create a RAID configuration. Ideally,
however, the drives should be of equal size to avoid unallocated or unused space.
For an explanation of RAID levels and their requirements, see "About RAID
Configurations (For Windows Vista only)" on page40. For information on how
to install a hard drive, see "Installing a Hard Drive" on page124.
1
Enable RAID for each applicable hard drive on your computer
(see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page42).
2
Restart the computer.
3
Press <F10> when prompted to enter the RAID BIOS.
NOTE: If the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see
the Microsoft Windows desktop, then shut down your computer and try again.
The
Define a New Array
window appears.
4
Press <Tab> to navigate to the
RAID Mode
field.
To create a RAID 1 configuration, use the arrow keys to select
Mirroring
.
5
Press <Tab> to navigate to the
Free Disks
field.
6
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select a hard drive to include in the
RAID array and then use the right-arrow key to move the selected drive
from the
Free Disks
field to the
Array Disks
field. Repeat for each disk you
want to include in the RAID array.
NOTE: Your computer supports a maximum of two drives per RAID 1 array.
7
After assigning the hard drives to an array, press <F9>.
The
Clear disk data
prompt appears.
NOTICE: You will lose all data on the selected drives in the next step.
8
Press <Y> to clear all data from the selected drives.
The
Array List
window appears.
9
To review the details of the array that you set up, use the arrow keys to
highlight the array in the
Array Detail
window and press <Enter>.
The
Array Detail
window appears.
NOTE: To delete an array, use the arrow keys to select the array and press <D>.
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