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System BIOS Settings (cont.) A Appendix RAID Function Support (on selected model) For models support RAID function, you must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create a RAID set from the built-in hard disk drives. WARNING! Building a RAID set will clear all your data on both the primary disk drive and the secondary disk drive. Ensure that you have made a backup before creating a RAID set. The recovery partition will be deleted after you create a RAID set. You can only install the system OS with the recovery DVD or a retail OS disc. Only models with two disk drives may support this RAID function. Express Gate will not function after you create a RAID 0 set in the Notebook PC. To enable the RAID function 1. Press to enter the BIOS Setup during POST. 3. Set SATA Operation Mode to [RAID]. 2. Go to the Advanced menu. 4. Press to save the configuration and exit the BIOS setup. To build a RAID set 1. Restart the system and press on bootup. 2. Press + to start the RAID utitliy. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.0.0.1020 ICH8M-E Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. RAID Volumes: None defined. Physical Disks: Port Drive Model 0 Hitachi HTS72202 1 Hitachi HTS72202 Serial # 02DP0410DTG564WP 02DP1400DEG1XRGN Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk Press or Enter to Configuration Utility.. 3. Select a desired RAID set to create. 4. Restart the system and reinstall the system OS. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.0.0.1020 ICH8M-E Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. [ MAIN MENU ] 1. Create RAID Volume 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 2. Delete RAID Volume 4. Recovery Volume Options 5. Exit RAID Volumes: None defined. [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] Physical Disks: Port Drive Model Serial # 0 Hitachi HTS72202 02DP0410DTG564WP 1 Hitachi HTS72202 02DP1400DEG1XRGN Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk 186.3GB Non-RAID Disk [↑↓]-Select [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select Menu A-9

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Appendix
A
A-9
System BIOS Settings (cont.)
RAID Function Support (on selected model)
For models support RAID function, you must set the RAID item in the BIOS Setup before you can create
a RAID set from the built-in hard disk drives.
WARNING! Building a RAID set will clear all your data on both the primary disk drive
and the secondary disk drive. Ensure that you have made a backup before creating
a RAID set.
The recovery partition will be deleted after you create a RAID set. You can only install
the system OS with the recovery DVD or a retail OS disc.
Only models with two disk drives may support this RAID function.
To enable the RAID function
1�
Press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup during POST�
2� Go to the
Advanced
menu�
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.0.0.1020 ICH8M-E
Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
Port Drive Model
Serial #
Size
Type/Status(Vol ID)
0
Hitachi HTS72202 02DP0410DTG564WP
186.3GB
Non-RAID Disk
1
Hitachi HTS72202 02DP1400DEG1XRGN
186.3GB
Non-RAID Disk
Press <Ctrl-I> or Enter to Configuration Utility..
3� Set
SATA Operation Mode
to [RAID]�
4�
Press <F10> to save the configuration and exit the
BIOS setup�
To build a RAID set
1�
Restart the system and press <ESC> on bootup�
2�
Press <Ctrl> + <I> to start the RAID utitliy�
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7.0.0.1020 ICH8M-E
Copyright(C) 2003-07 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
[
MAIN MENU
]
1. Create RAID Volume
3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
[
DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
]
RAID Volumes:
None defined.
Physical Disks:
Port Drive Model
Serial #
Size
Type/Status(Vol ID)
0
Hitachi HTS72202
02DP0410DTG564WP
186.3GB
Non-RAID Disk
1
Hitachi HTS72202
02DP1400DEG1XRGN
186.3GB
Non-RAID Disk
[
↑↓
]-Select
[ESC]-Exit
[ENTER]-Select Menu
2. Delete RAID Volume
4. Recovery Volume Options
5. Exit
3�
Select a desired RAID set to create�
4�
Restart the system and reinstall the system OS�
Express Gate will not function after you create a RAID 0 set in the Notebook PC.