108 MediaShield User’s Guide – Version 4.0
CHAPTER 3
Using the NVIDIA MediaShield RAID Management Utility
Migrating from RAID 1 to RAID 5
The following example shows you how to convert a RAID 1 array with two disks to a
RAID 5 array with three disks.
1Go to the system BIOS and make sure that the drives that you want to use are RAID
enabled.
2Boot to Windows, launch the MediaShield application, then follow the steps outlined in
“Creating a Mirrored Array” on page 51.
When that is done, you should see a screen shot similar to the following:
Figure 3.107
RAID Array Created
3Click click on Mirroring and select “Convert Array...” as shown in the following screen
shot:
Figure 3.108
Selecting “Convert Array” from the Pop Up Menu