Acer TravelMate 6500 - Manual (Page 51)

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5 If your system supports Acer GraviSense, disable it before enabling
RAID.
6 Before enabling RAID on your system, back up important data and
applications using Acer eRecovery Management or another
appropriate backup tool.
7 Enabling RAID may change how your hard disk drives are ordered,
and Acer eRecovery Management may not function properly if
your system does not have the needed drive ordering.
8 You cannot use Acer eRecovery Management to revert your system
to a non-RAID configuration after enabling RAID.
9 The HDD password feature will not function once RAID has been
enabled.
10 Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM (accessed by
pressing Ctrl-I when starting your computer) is not recommended.
Use the Intel Matrix Storage Console in Windows for most RAID
functions.
11 Please contact an Acer Customer Service Center if you have further
questions about enabling RAID on your Acer computer.
Enabling RAID on your system
To enable RAID 0, 1 or Intel Matrix RAID on your system:
1 Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console from the software CD that
comes with your Acer computer. Insert the CD and the installation
program will automatically launch. If AutoRun is disabled, run the
installation program manually by opening the CD/DVD drive from
My Computer and clicking on the Setup icon.
2 Follow the onscreen instructions to install the Intel Matrix Storage
Console.
3 Run the Intel Matrix Storage Console from Start > Programs > Intel
Matrix Storage Manager.
4 Select Advanced from the View menu. This will display a list of the
hard disk drives installed on your system.
5 Select the hard disk drive you want to enable RAID on.
6 Select Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive from the
Actions menu.
7 The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive wizard will
start.