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Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator, RAID1Mirror, Delete RAID Volume

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www.dell.com | support.dell.com 4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press . 5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror), and press . 6 If there are more than two hard disks available, use the up- and down-arrow keys and space bar to select the two disks you want to use to make up your array, and then press . 7 Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press . The default value is the maximum available size. 8 Press to create the volume. 9 Press to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume. 10 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel Option ROM screen. 11 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit, and press . 12 Install the operating system. Deleting a RAID Volume NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost. NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your computer will become unbootable. 1 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 2 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Volume, and press . 3 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume you want to delete, and press . 4 Press to confirm the deletion of the RAID volume. 5 Press to exit the Intel Option ROM utility. Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on it, and you want to add a second hard drive and reconfigure both drives into a RAID volume without losing the existing operating system and any data, you need to use the migrating option (see "Migrating to a RAID 0 Volume" on page 26 or "Migrating to a RAID 1 Volume" on page 27). Create a RAID 0 Volume or RAID 1 Volume only when: • You are adding two new drives to an existing single-drive computer (and the operating system is on the single drive), and you want to configure the two new drives into a RAID volume. • You already have a two-hard drive computer configured into an array, but you still have some space left on the array that you want to designate as a second RAID volume. 24 Setting Up and Using Your Computer

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
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4
Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press <Enter>.
5
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select
RAID1(Mirror)
, and press <Enter>.
6
If there are more than two hard disks available, use the up- and down-arrow keys and space bar
to select the two disks you want to use to make up your array, and then press <Enter>.
7
Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>. The default value is the
maximum available size.
8
Press <Enter> to create the volume.
9
Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
10
Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel Option ROM
screen.
11
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select
Exit
, and press <Enter>.
12
Install the operating system.
Deleting a RAID Volume
NOTE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
NOTE:
If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option
ROM, your computer will become unbootable.
1
Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
2
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight
Delete RAID Volume
, and press <Enter>.
3
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight the RAID volume you want to delete, and press
<Delete>.
4
Press <y> to confirm the deletion of the RAID volume.
5
Press <Esc> to exit the Intel Option ROM utility.
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator
If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on it, and you want to add a
second hard drive and reconfigure both drives into a RAID volume without losing the existing
operating system and any data, you need to use the migrating option (see "Migrating to a RAID 0
Volume" on page 26 or "Migrating to a RAID 1 Volume" on page 27). Create a RAID 0 Volume or
RAID 1 Volume only when:
•
You are adding two new drives to an existing single-drive computer (and the operating system
is on the single drive), and you want to configure the two new drives into a RAID volume.
•
You already have a two-hard drive computer configured into an array, but you still have some
space left on the array that you want to designate as a second RAID volume.