Dell XPS 700 Jet Black User Manual

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer

NOTE:

Ensure that all drives to be used in the RAID configuration are RAID-enabled (see "Setting Your Computer to

1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield.
2 Click to select the array you want to convert.
3 Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane.

The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard appears.

4 Click Next.
5 Under RAID Mode Selection, select Mirroring or Striping from the drop-down menu.
6 Click Next.

NOTICE:

You will lose all data on the selected drives in the next step.

7 Under Free Disk Selection, select the hard drive(s) you want to include in the (migrated) array by

clicking the checkbox beside it.

8 Click Finish.

The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the
upgrade/migration process along with any other installed hard drives.

NOTE:

The time it takes to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the CPU, the

type and size of the hard drive being used, the operating system, etc.

Rebuilding a RAID Configuration

If one of the hard drives in a RAID array fails, you can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a
replacement drive.

NOTE:

Rebuilding an array can only be performed on RAID 1 and configurations.

1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield.
2 Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window.
3 Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane.

The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears.

4 Click Next.
5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by clicking the checkbox beside it.
6 Click Next.
7 Click Finish.

The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the rebuild
process.

NOTE:

You can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array.

NOTE:

You can use any available (RAID-enabled) free disk to rebuild an array.

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