Acer G540-E5405 Altos G540 User's Guide EN - Page 125

To initialize the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, To create a RAID 1 volume, select

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115 To initialize the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility: Note: There must be more than two SATA hard drives installed in the system, otherwise the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM will be disabled. 1 Turn on the server and the monitor. 2 During POST, press Ctrl-I on the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM prompt. To create a RAID 1 volume: 1 On the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, select 1. Create RAID Volume under the Main Menu, then press Enter. 2 Specify a name for the new RAID volume, then press Enter. 3 Use the Up and Down arrow keys to select RAID 1 (Mirror) for the RAID level, then press Enter. 4 Use the space bar to select the drives that you want to add into the array, then press Enter. This step is only applicable for systems with more than two hard drives installed. 5 Press Enter to accept the RAID 1 volume capacity. 6 Press Enter, then Y to start creating the new RAID 1 volume. Once the new RAID 1 volume is created, it'll be listed under the Disk/Volume Information. 7 Revert to the Main Menu and select 4. Exit the MAIN MENU. Proceed to the installation of the operating system. Refer to the user documentation that came with your OS for related instructions.

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To initialize the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility:
Note:
There must be more than two SATA hard drives installed in
the system, otherwise the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option
ROM will be disabled.
1
Turn on the server and the monitor.
2
During POST, press
Ctrl
-
I
on the Intel Matrix Storage Manager
option ROM prompt.
To create a RAID 1 volume:
1
On the Onboard SATA RAID Configuration Utility, select
1. Create RAID Volume
under the Main Menu
, then press
Enter
.
2
Specify a name for the new RAID volume, then press
Enter
.
3
Use the
Up
and
Down
arrow keys to select
RAID 1 (Mirror)
for
the RAID level, then press
Enter
.
4
Use the space bar to select the drives that you want to add into the
array, then press
Enter
.
This step is only applicable for systems with more than two hard
drives installed.
5
Press
Enter
to accept the RAID 1 volume capacity.
6
Press
Enter
, then
Y
to start creating the new RAID 1 volume.
Once the new RAID 1 volume is created, it’ll be listed under the
Disk/Volume Information
.
7
Revert to the Main Menu
and select
4. Exit the MAIN MENU
.
Proceed to the installation of the operating system.
Refer to the
user documentation that came with your OS for related
instructions.