Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration | Dell 9150, DCTA instruction

8Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>. The default value is the maximum available size.

9Press <Enter> to create the volume.

10Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.

11Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel® RAID Option ROM utility screen.

12Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit, and press <Enter>.

13Install the operating system (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on page 60).

Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration

1Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 30).

2Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.

3Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.

4Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press <Enter>.

5Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror), and press <Enter>.

6If there are more than two hard drives available, press the up- and down-arrow keys and spacebar to select the two drives you want to use to make up your volume, and then press <Enter>.

7Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>. The default value is the maximum available size.

8Press <Enter> to create the volume.

9Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.

10Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen.

11Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit, and press <Enter>.

12Install the operating system (see "Using Microsoft Windows XP System Restore" on page 60).

Deleting a RAID Volume

NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.

NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM utility, your computer will become unbootable.

1Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.

2Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.

3Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume you want to delete, and press <Delete>.

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