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Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive, Migration Wizard.

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Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 39). 2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ 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 39). 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 name. 6 From the drop-down box, select RAID 0 as the RAID level. 7 Select the appropriate strip size from the drop-down box, and then click Next. 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 KB as your strip size. 8 On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to migrate, and click Next. NOTE: The source hard drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume. 9 On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member drive(s) to span the stripe array, then click Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you want, then click Next. NOTICE: The next step will result in the loss of all data 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. Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on page 39). 2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ 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 39). 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. 44 Optimizing Performance

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Optimizing Performance
Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration
1
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 39).
2
Click the
Start
button and point to
All Programs
→
Intel(R) Application Accelerator
→
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 39).
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 name.
6
From the drop-down box, select
RAID 0
as the RAID level
.
7
Select the appropriate strip size from the drop-down box, and then click
Next
.
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 KB as your strip size.
8
On the
Select Source Hard Drive
screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to migrate,
and click
Next
.
NOTE:
The source hard drive should be the hard drive containing the data or operating system files that you
want to keep on the RAID volume.
9
On the
Select Member Hard Drive
screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the member
drive(s) to span the stripe array, then click
Next
.
10
On the
Specify Volume Size
screen, select the
Volume Size
you want, then click
Next
.
NOTICE:
The next step will result in the loss of all data 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.
Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 39).
2
Click the
Start
button and point to
All Programs
→
Intel(R) Application Accelerator
→
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 39).
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.