Using the TOSHIBA RAID Utility

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TOSHIBA RAID Console Utility

To break the RAID-0 array:

1Plug in the AC adapter and power on the computer. (The computer must be running on power provided by the AC adapter to perform these steps.)

2Insert the Recovery DVD that shipped with your system into the computer’s CD/DVD drive.

3Press F12 to display the boot menu.

4Press the right arrow key until the CD icon is highlighted; then, press Enter.

The following menu is displayed:

Your machine supports Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID). Please select the RAID level.

1. Factory Default

Setup the computer ready to support mirroring function. You can use RAID Utility to configure two hard disks to become mirror of each other, in which the same data is written on both hard disks. If one hard disk fails, the system can still run from the other hard disk. Before using RAID Utility, your second hard disk can still work as independent hard disk.

Advance Setting (for Advance users only)

2.RAID-1 - Automatically configure two hard disks of your computer to become mirror after recovery process is completed.

WARNING: You can not use the second hard disk for any other purpose until you use RAID Utility to end mirroring.

3.RAID-0 - Automatically configure computer to support

striping function - data is broken into blocks and written to both hard disks simultaneously to increase the hard disk performance.

WARNING: IF ONE HARD DISK FAILS, ALL DATA IS LOST.

Enter selection:"

(Sample Image) Toshiba Recovery DVD RAID Menu