Dell NX046 manual Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration

1Click the Start button and point to Programs→ Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility.

2Right-click the available hard drive to which you want to rebuild the RAID level 1 or 5 volume, and click Rebuild to this Disk.

3You can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID level 1 or 5 volume.

Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel® RAID Option ROM Utility

NOTICE: You will lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. Back up data that you want to keep before continuing.

NOTICE: Use the following procedure only if you are reinstalling your operating system. Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration.

Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration

NOTICE: You will lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following procedure. Back up data that you want to keep before continuing.

1Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 53).

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

3Press 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>.

5Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID0(Stripe), and press <Enter>.

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

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