Dell XPS/Dimension XPS Gen 4 - Manual (Page 23)

Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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Deleting a RAID Volume
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.
1 Click the Start button and point to Programs → Intel(R) Application Accelerator → Intel
Application Accelerator to launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility.
2 Right-click the Volume icon of the RAID volume you want to delete, and select Delete Volume.
3 On the Delete RAID Volume Wizard screen, click Next.
4 Highlight the RAID volume you want to delete in the Available box, click the right-arrow
button to move the highlighted RAID volume into the Selected box, and then click Next.
5 Click Finish to delete the volume.
Migrating to a RAID 0 Volume
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 19).
2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs
→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator → Intel
Application Accelerator to launch the Intel(R) 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 19).
3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive to launch the
Migration Wizard.
4 Click Next on the Migration Wizard screen.
5 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default.
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 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 to select the member
drive 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.