Dell XPS 710 - Manual (Page 77)

Creating a RAID Array
1. Enable RAID on your hard drives (see Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode ).
2. After rebooting your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield.
3. Click Create under System Tasks.
The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard appears and lists the disks that are available for configuration.
4. Click Next.
5. Click Custom, then click Next.
6. Use the drop-down box to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1).
7. Click Next.
The Free Disk Selection window appears.
8. Click to select the drives that will make up the RAID configuration, click Next, and then click Next again.
The Clearing System Data window appears.
9. Click Next.
10. Click Finish to create the RAID configuration.
The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with any other installed hard drives.
Deleting a RAID Array
1. Launch Nvidia MediaShield.
2. Click to select the array you want to delete.
3. Click Delete Array in the System Tasks pane.
The NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard appears.
4. Click Next.
A confirmation screen appears with the name and size of the array that you have marked for deletion.
5. Click Finish to delete the RAID configuration.
The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any remaining arrays along with any other installed hard drives.
Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID Configuration
NOTICE: The following procedure will result in the loss of all data on your hard drive(s). Back up any data you want to keep before continuing.
NOTE: Do not use the following procedure to migrate an existing RAID configuration (see Converting From One RAID Configuration to Another RAID
Configuration .
NOTE: Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks.
NOTE: Your computer supports a maximum of two drives per RAID 1 array and four per RAID 0 array.
NOTICE: The Clear System Data option deletes all data on the selected drive.
NOTE: While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it also splits the RAID 1 volume into two non-RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any
existing data files intact. Deleting a RAID 0 volume, however, destroys all data on the volume.
NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will become unbootable.