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Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel® RAID Option ROM Utility, RAID On, Save/Exit - windows 10

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4 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On, press , and then press . NOTE: For more information about RAID options, see "System Setup Options" on page 104. 5 Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and press to exit system setup and resume the boot process. Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel® RAID Option ROM Utility NOTE: Although any size drives may be used to create a RAID configuration when using the Intel RAID Option ROM utility, ideally the drives should be of equal size. In a RAID level 1 configuration, the size of the configuration will be the smaller of the two drives used. Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 26). 2 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume and press . 4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default and press . 5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror) and press . 6 If there are more than two hard drives available, press the up- and down-arrow keys and spacebar to select the two drives you want to use to make up your volume, and then press . 7 Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press . The default value is the maximum available size. 8 Press to create the volume. 9 Press to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume. 10 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen. 11 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit and press . 12 Install the operating system (see "Using Microsoft® Windows® XP System Restore" on page 55). Deleting a RAID Volume NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost. NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM utility, your computer will become unbootable. 1 Press when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 2 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Delete RAID Volume, and press . Setting Up and Using Your Computer 27

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Setting Up and Using Your Computer
27
4
Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight
RAID On
, press <Enter>, and then
press <Esc>.
NOTE:
For more information about RAID options, see "System Setup Options" on page 104.
5
Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight
Save/Exit
, and press <Enter> to exit system
setup and resume the boot process.
Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel
®
RAID Option ROM Utility
NOTE:
Although any size drives may be used to create a RAID configuration when using the Intel RAID
Option ROM utility, ideally the drives should be of equal size. In a RAID level 1 configuration, the size of
the configuration will be the smaller of the two drives used.
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 26).
2
Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
3
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight
Create RAID Volume
and press <Enter>.
4
Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default and press <Enter>.
5
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select
RAID1(Mirror)
and press <Enter>.
6
If there are more than two hard drives available, press the up- and down-arrow keys and
spacebar to select the two drives you want to use to make up your volume, and then press
<Enter>.
7
Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>. The default value is the
maximum available size.
8
Press <Enter> to create the volume.
9
Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
10
Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option
ROM utility screen.
11
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select
Exit
and press <Enter>.
12
Install the operating system (see "Using Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP System Restore" on
page 55).
Deleting a RAID Volume
NOTE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
NOTE:
If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option
ROM utility, your computer will become unbootable.
1
Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
2
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight
Delete RAID Volume
, and press <Enter>.