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Deleting RAID volumes This section describes how to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Configuration Utility to delete RAID volumes. 1. Press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Configuration Utility. 2. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID volume to be deleted, and press Delete. 3. When prompted, press Y to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume. 4. After deleting a RAID volume, you can: v Return to step 1 to delete additional RAID volumes. v See "Creating RAID volumes" on page 23 for RAID volume creation. v Use the arrow keys to select Exit and press Enter. v Use the arrow keys to select Reset Disks to Non-RAID, and press Enter. a. Use the arrow keys and space to mark individual physical disks to be reset. b. Use the space key to select, and then press Enter to complete the selection. c. When prompted, press Y to confirm the reset action. d. After completing the Reset Disks to Non-RAID function, you can: - Return to step 1 to delete additional RAID volumes. - See "Creating RAID volumes" on page 23 for RAID volume creation. - Use the arrow keys to select Exit and press Enter. SUPPORTED SAS RAID configurations This section provides information that is applicable only for a Windows environment. For information about configuring RAID in a Linux environment, contact your Linux software provider. The following RAID configurations are supported on the Lenovo ThinkStation: v RAID Level 0 - Striped disk array - Two drives minimum. - Better performance and no fault tolerance. v RAID Level 1 - Mirrored disk array - Two drives. - Improved read performance and 100% redundancy. v RAID Level 1E (1 Enhanced) - Three drives minimum - Can always recover from a single drive failure and, in some cases, can recover from two drives. - High Performance. Configuring the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID functionality This section describes how to configure the system BIOS to enable SAS RAID functionality. 1. Press F1 to enter the system BIOS setup. 2. Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select Advanced, and press Enter. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the LSI SAS Interface, and press Enter. 24 User Guide

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Deleting
RAID
volumes
This
section
describes
how
to
use
the
Intel
Matrix
Storage
Manager
option
ROM
Configuration
Utility
to
delete
RAID
volumes.
1.
Press
Ctrl+I
when
prompted
to
enter
the
Intel
Matrix
Storage
Manager
option
ROM
Configuration
Utility.
2.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
RAID
volume
to
be
deleted,
and
press
Delete.
3.
When
prompted,
press
Y
to
confirm
the
deletion
of
the
selected
RAID
volume.
4.
After
deleting
a
RAID
volume,
you
can:
v
Return
to
step
1
to
delete
additional
RAID
volumes.
v
See
“Creating
RAID
volumes”
on
page
23
for
RAID
volume
creation.
v
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Exit
and
press
Enter.
v
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Reset
Disks
to
Non-RAID
,
and
press
Enter.
a.
Use
the
arrow
keys
and
space
to
mark
individual
physical
disks
to
be
reset.
b.
Use
the
space
key
to
select,
and
then
press
Enter
to
complete
the
selection.
c.
When
prompted,
press
Y
to
confirm
the
reset
action.
d.
After
completing
the
Reset
Disks
to
Non-RAID
function,
you
can:
–
Return
to
step
1
to
delete
additional
RAID
volumes.
–
See
“Creating
RAID
volumes”
on
page
23
for
RAID
volume
creation.
–
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
Exit
and
press
Enter.
SUPPORTED
SAS
RAID
configurations
This
section
provides
information
that
is
applicable
only
for
a
Windows
environment.
For
information
about
configuring
RAID
in
a
Linux
environment,
contact
your
Linux
software
provider.
The
following
RAID
configurations
are
supported
on
the
Lenovo
ThinkStation:
v
RAID
Level
0
–
Striped
disk
array
–
Two
drives
minimum.
–
Better
performance
and
no
fault
tolerance.
v
RAID
Level
1
–
Mirrored
disk
array
–
Two
drives.
–
Improved
read
performance
and
100%
redundancy.
v
RAID
Level
1E
(1
Enhanced)
–
Three
drives
minimum
-
Can
always
recover
from
a
single
drive
failure
and,
in
some
cases,
can
recover
from
two
drives.
-
High
Performance.
Configuring
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
functionality
This
section
describes
how
to
configure
the
system
BIOS
to
enable
SAS
RAID
functionality.
1.
Press
F1
to
enter
the
system
BIOS
setup.
2.
Use
the
arrow
keys
on
the
keyboard
to
select
Advanced
,
and
press
Enter.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
LSI
SAS
Interface
,
and
press
Enter.
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User
Guide