Dell Alienware Area-51 Alienware Desktop Manual - Page 24
Alienware Command Center, Working With RAID, AlienFX, AlienFusion - upgrade
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Alienware Command Center The Alienware® Command Center gives you access to Alienware's exclusive software and is a continuously upgradable control panel. As Alienware releases new programs, they download directly into the Command Center allowing you to build a library of system management, optimization, and customization tools. To access the Command Center, click Start → All Programs→ Alienware→ Command Center→ Command Center. AlienFX AlienFX lets you customize the lighting behavior on your computer. You can assign lighting behaviors to events like receiving new e-mail, computer going into standby mode, and opening a new application. AlienFusion AlienFusion gives you access to your Alienware computer's power management controls to help increase energy efficiency. CHAPTER 4: USING YOUR DESKTOP Thermal Controls Thermal Controls lets you control the thermal and venting capabilities of your computer by changing the fan speed and behavior of the vents present on the top of your computer. Working With RAID A redundant array of independent disks (RAID) is a disk storage configuration that increases performance or data redundancy. There are four basic RAID levels discussed in this section. • RAID level 0 is recommended for higher performance (faster throughput). • RAID level 1 is recommended for users who need a high level of data integrity. • RAID level 5 is recommended for higher performance and fault tolerance. • RAID level 10 is recommended for higher performance and data integrity. NOTE: RAID requires multiple hard drives. The number of hard drives required varies depending on the RAID configuration. 024 /024