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Raid Introduction 6. Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system Array has been created. Making a Disk Array Bootable WARNING: In order for you to boot from an array on the system, your PC or server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the system as a bootable device (versus the onboard controller). This option is not available if the system is being used as a secondary controller. 1. Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window (below), you will see the array(s) you have created. You now may use the menu to select which previously-defined array will be used as the bootable array. FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx DELL (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc. [ Define Array Menu ] Array No * Array 1 RAID Mode Stripe Total Drv Capacity(MB) Status 2 13044 Functional Note: * - Bootable Array [↑] Up [↓] Down [ESC] Exit [Enter] Select [Space] Change Boot Drive 2. Highlight the array which you want to boot from using the [↑] Up [↓] Down keys. 3. Press the [Space] bar key. 4. An * asterisk will appear next to the array number indicating it as bootable. The system will now recognize this array as the first array seen 5. The system will then use this bootable array as the (fixed) boot C: drive. NOTE: The bootable array must contain your configured operating system. 78

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Raid Introduction
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6.
Once mirroring is complete, the following screen will appear confirming that your Security
array has been created. Press any key to reboot the system
Array has been created.
<Press Any Key to Reboot>
Making a Disk Array Bootable
WARNING
: In order for you to boot from an array on the system, your PC or
server must be configured in the CMOS Setup to use the system as a bootable
device (versus the onboard controller). This option is not available if the system is
being used as a secondary controller.
1.
Once you have returned to the Define Array Menu window (below), you will see the array(s)
you have created. You now may use the menu to select which previously-defined array will
be used as the bootable array.
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx DELL (c) 1995-2000 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ Define Array Menu ]
Array No
RAID Mode
Total Drv
Capacity(MB)
Status
*
Array 1
Stripe
2
13044
Functional
Note: * — Bootable Array
[
↑
] Up [
↓
] Down
[ESC] Exit
[Enter] Select
[Space] Change Boot Drive
2.
Highlight the array which you want to boot from using the [
↑
] Up [
↓
] Down keys.
3.
Press the [Space] bar key.
4.
An * asterisk will appear next to the array number indicating it as bootable. The system will
now recognize this array as the first array seen
5.
The system will then use this bootable array as the (fixed) boot C: drive.
NOTE
: The bootable array must contain your configured operating system.