Intel RAID

Reset Disks to Non-RAID

Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press <Enter> to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[

MAIN MENU

]

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.

Create RAID Volume

 

 

4.

Recovery Volume Options

 

 

2.

Delete RAID Volume

[ RESET RAID DATA ]

Recovery Volume Options

 

 

 

Resetting RAID disk will5. removeExit its RAID structures

 

 

 

 

and revert [it DISKto a /nonVOLUME-RAIDINFORMATIONdisk.

]

 

 

 

RAID Volumes :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

None

defined.WARNING : Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.

 

 

 

 

(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)

 

 

 

 

Port Drive

Model

 

 

Serial #

 

 

Size

Status

 

Physical

Devices :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Port

1

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

 

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

XXX.XGB

Member Disk

ID)

1

2

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

 

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

XXX.XGB

Member Disk

 

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

XXX.XGB

Non-RAID Disk

 

2

XXXX-XXXXXXXX

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX

 

XXX.XGB

Non-RAID Disk

 

 

 

 

 

Select

the disks that

should be

reset.

 

 

 

 

 

[ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next

[SPACE] - Selects

[ENTER] - Selection Complete

 

 

[ ↑↓] - Select

 

[ESC] - Exit

 

[ENTER] - Select Menu

 

Use the <Space> key to select the disks and press <Enter> key. A confirmation sen- tence will appear below, and then press <Y> key to accept the selection.

Important

You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation.

Possible reasons to “Reset Disks to Non-RAID” could include issues such as incom- patible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk.

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Z77A-G41 specifications

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