Property Line Displayed

Entry of Selection

 

 

 

 

 

 

Array Type

Select the RAID type you want, press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Array Label

Type a suitable name in the space provided,

 

 

 

press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Array Size

Press Enter to use the default drive

 

 

 

granularity of GB.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stripe Size

Press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Read Caching

Press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write Caching

Press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create RAID via

Press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Done]

Press Enter.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: The RAID type depends on the number of drives available on your system. RAID-0 requires two or more drives. RAID-1 requires two drives, RAID-5 requires three or more drives, and RAID-10 requires four or more even number of drives.

11. When the Creating Array window appears, press Enter to continue with the array configuration.

NOTE: The array is available immediately, but continues to build until finished, impacting performance until it is done.

12. Press the Esc key until the Exit Utility window is displayed. Highlight Yes, then press Enter to reboot the system.

System Restore Process (Case 1 Only)

1.Insert the first Restore CD that came with your system into the CD-ROM drive.

2.Choose the Language and type of operating system for your system and follow the on-screen instructions to finish the system restore process.

NOTE: During this process the system reboots a couple times and might ask for the Operating System CD and other supplemental CDs. This process could take up to a few hours.

3.When the Microsoft Windows Welcome screen is displayed, you have successfully completed the restore process.

Updating the Driver (Case 1 Only)

1.Check the driver version using the following steps:

a.Right-click My Computer (for Windows XP, My Computer is in the Start menu.)

b.Click Manage from the pop up menu.

c.Click Device Manager under System Tools in the left window.

d.In the right window, click the + sign beside the SCSI and RAID controllers.

e.In the sub item, right-clickAdaptec SCSI RAID 2120S Controller and click Properties.

f.Select the Driver tab in the pop up window.

g.Note the driver version and date listed.

2.Compare the driver version with the one you wrote down from the support website earlier. If they are the same, no action is required. However, if the driver on your system is older than the driver posted on the HP website, download and install the new driver now, using the instructions posted on the website.