Dell XPS 400/Dimension 9150 - Manual (Page 34)

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as the RAID level.
NOTE:
Select the strip size closest to the size of the average file you want to store on the RAID volume. If
you do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your strip size.
7 Select the appropriate strip size from the drop-down box, and then click Next.
NOTE:
Select the hard drive that you want to use as your source hard drive (it should be the hard drive
containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume).
8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to
migrate, and click Next.
9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the
member drive(s) to span the stripe array, and click Next.
10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you want, and click Next.
NOTE:
In the following step, you will lose all data contained on the member drive.
11 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to make changes. You can use your computer
normally during the migration process.
Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 30).
2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) 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 page 30).
3 On the Actions menu, click Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the
Migration Wizard.
4 Click Next on the first Migration Wizard screen.
5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default.
6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 1 as the RAID level.
NOTE:
Select the hard drive that you want to use as your source hard drive (it should be the hard drive
containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume).
7 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to
migrate, and click Next.
8 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive to select the member
drive that you want to act as the mirror in the configuration, and click Next.
9 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the volume size you want, and click Next.
NOTE:
In the following step, you will lose all data contained on the member drive.
10 Click Finish to start migrating, or click Back to make changes. You can use your computer
normally during migration process.
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