Dell Dimension 9200 - Manual (Page 42)

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Optimizing Performance
Using the Intel Application Accelerator
If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on it, and you want to add a second
hard drive then reconfigure both drives into a RAID volume without losing the existing operating system
or data, use the migrating option (see "Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration" on page 44 or
"Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration" on page 44). Create a RAID level 0 volume or RAID level 1
volume only when:
• You are adding two new drives to an existing single-drive computer (with the operating system installed
on the single drive), and you want to configure the two new drives into a RAID volume.
• You already have a two-hard drive computer configured into a volume, but you still have some space
left on the volume that you want to designate as a second RAID volume.
Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration
NOTICE:
The following procedure will result in the loss of all data on the hard drives in your RAID configuration.
Back up any data you want to keep before continuing.
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 39).
2 Click Start and point to Programs→ Intel Application Accelerator→ Intel Matrix Storage Manager to
launch the Intel Storage Utility.
NOTE:
If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode
(see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 39).
3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, then
click Next.
4 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to include in your RAID
level 0 volume, then click the right arrow.
5 Click to add a second hard drive, then click Next.
To add a third hard drive in your RAID level 0 volume, click the right arrow and click on the third drive
until three drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next.
6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, then click Next.
7 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
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