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3 Connect the other end of the S-ATA data cable to the corresponding S-ATA
disk drive.
4 Connect the S-ATA power cable to the corresponding S-ATA disk drive.
If your disk drive is equipped with two power connectors, connect the S-ATA
power cable. Refer to the documentation supplied with your disk drive for
details on proper power connections.
When all disk drives are installed, you are ready to configure the RAID array.
Which tool do I use?
There are multiple tools and methods for configuring a RAID hard disk array.
Sony recommends the use of the Intel
® Matrix Storage Console.
Intel ® Matrix Storage Console.
The Intel ® Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within
the Windows ® operating system and displays SATA device and RAID volume
information. RAID volume management includes creating, deleting, and
migrating RAID volume arrays.
You can access the Intel ® Matrix Storage Console from VAIO ® Recovery or
from the Windows ® Start menu.
To access the Intel ® Matrix Storage Console from VAIO Recovery:
1 Start the VAIO ® Recovery program. For additional information, See the VAIO ®
Recovery Guide located in VAIO ® Support Central.
2 From the VAIO ® Recovery menu screen, click Reconfigure RAID .
The introductory screen for Reconfigure RAID appears and contains the
following three links:
• Go to Intel ® Matrix Storage Console - Use this link if you want to add or
change a RAID array.
• Restart from disc - Use this link if you want to delete or need to unlock a
RAID array. This process requires that you restart the computer using
recovery disc 1. If you do not have a set of recovery discs, click Create
Recovery Discs.
• Create Recovery Discs - Use this link to create a set of recovery discs.
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