Delete a raid array – Sony VGX-XL1 User Manual

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3

Click

Go to Intel

®

Matrix Storage Console

. The Intel

®

Matrix Storage

Console program starts.

To access the Intel

®

Matrix Storage Console from the Windows Start

menu:

Click the Windows

Start

button, point to

All Programs

,

Intel

®

Matrix

Storage Manager

, and then click

Intel

®

Matrix Storage Console

to start

the program.

Follow the screen instructions, or review the available help information
from the program or from the Intel Web site.

Delete a RAID Array

While working in the Intel

®

Matrix Storage Console, you may find it necessary

to delete a RAID array when migrating to other RAID levels, or discover that
certain RAID arrays and/or levels are no longer available. If the desired
actions cannot be accomplished in the Intel

®

Matrix Storage Console, you

must start VAIO

®

Recovery, delete the RAID array, and perform Restore

Complete System. Then you can return to the Intel Matrix Storage Console
and reconfigure your RAID arrays.

WARNING

- Restore Complete System deletes all personal files and settings,

and any software installed after the purchase of the computer.

To delete or unlock a RAID array

1

Start the VAIO

®

Recovery program. See Start VAIO

®

Recovery on page 3.

2

From the VAIO

®

Recovery menu screen, click

Reconfigure RAID

. The

introductory screen for Reconfigure RAID appears.

3

Click

Restart from disc

. The optical drive door opens and a message

displays asking you to insert recovery disc 1.

4

Insert recovery disc 1 and click

OK

.

Note

: When your computer restarts, and if you are using recovery discs, you

may see windows for anti-spy ware and anti-virus programs. Close all
program windows and continue.

Note

: It is recommended to access the Intel

®

Matrix Storage Console from

VAIO Recovery to take advantage of VAIO

®

PC automated features.

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