Dell Precision T5400 User's Guide - Page 53

Configuring Your Computer for RAID At some point you may want to configure your computer for RAID if you did not select a RAID configuration when you purchased your computer. You must have at least two hard drives installed in your computer to set up a RAID configuration. For instructions on how to install a hard drive, see "Cards" on page 193. To configure a RAID hard drive volume, use the Intel RAID Option ROM utility before you install the operating system onto the hard drive. You must set your computer to RAID-enabled mode before starting any of the RAID configuration procedures in this document. Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode NOTE: This procedure is only possible if you ordered your computer with a RAID configuration. 1 Enter the system setup program (see "System Setup" on page 89). 2 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Drives, and press . 3 Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight SATA Operation, and press . 4 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID Autodetect /AHCI or RAID Autodetect/ ATA, according to your preferences; press , and then press . For more information about RAID options, see "System Setup Options" on page 89. 5 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and press to exit system setup and resume the boot process. Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager NOTE: This procedure is only possible if you ordered your computer with a RAID configuration. 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 for a RAID level 0 configuration (see Advanced Features 53