Dell Vostro 200 (Mid 2007) User Manual

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer

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Migrating to a RAID 1 Volume

1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to

RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 43).

2 In Windows XP, click Start→ All Programs→ Intel

®

Matrix Storage

Manager

→ Intel Matrix Storage Console to launch the Intel

®

Storage

Utility.

In Windows Vista, click Start

→ Programs→ Intel

®

Matrix Storage

Manager

→ 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 43).

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 already has the data or operating system files that

you want to maintain on the RAID volume as your source hard drive.

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 array, 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.

Creating a Spare Hard Drive

A spare hard drive may be created with a RAID 1 array. The spare hard drive
will not be recognized by the operating system, but you will be able to see the
spare drive from within Disk Manager or the Intel Option ROM Utility.

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