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

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

NOTE: Select the strip size closest to the size of the average file you want to store on the RAID volume. If you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your strip size.

7Press the up- and down-arrow keys to change the strip size, then press <Enter>.

8Select the desired capacity for the volume, then 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 then press <Enter>.

13Install the operating system. See "Reinstalling Windows Vista" on page 97.

Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration

1Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 33).

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, then press <Enter>.

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

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

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