Dell Precision 390 User Manual
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two new drives into a RAID volume.
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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
1.
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. See
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
.
2.
Click Start and point to Programs® Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager® Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility.
3.
On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard, and 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, and then click the right arrow.
5.
Click a second hard drive. 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, and then click Next.
7.
Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1.
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. See
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
.
2.
Click the Start button and point to Programs® Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager® Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel® Storage Utility.
3.
On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard.
4.
Click Next at the first screen.
5.
Confirm the volume name, select RAID 1 as the RAID level, and then click Next to continue.
6.
On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create your RAID level 1 volume, and then click the right arrow. Click
a second hard drive until two drives appear in the Selected window, and then click Next.
7.
In the Specify Volume Size window, select the Volume Size desired and click Next.
8.
Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
9.
Follow Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume.
Creating a RAID Level 5 Configuration
1.
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. See
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
.
2.
Click the Start button and point to Programs® Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager® Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel Storage Utility.
NOTE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
Setting Your Computer to RAID-
NOTE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
NOTE:
If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode.
NOTE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
NOTE:
If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode.