HP Xw8400 HP xw8400 Service and Technical Reference Guide - Page 154

Creating RAID volumes Use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Configuration Utility to create RAID volumes . 1. Press Ctrl+I when prompted to enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Configuration Utility. 2. If required, refer to Deleting RAID volumes on page 145 to make enough physical drives available to create the desired RAID volume. 3. Press the up or down arrow key to highlight 1. Create RAID Volume, and press Enter. 4. Type the desired RAID volume name in the Name: field, and press Tab. 5. Press the up or down arrow key to select the desired RAID level in the RAID Level: field, then press Tab. 6. Press Enter to display the Select Disks dialog. 7. Press the up and down arrow keys and to mark individual physical disks which will be members of the volume. 8. Press Enter to exit the Select Disks dialog and return to the Create Volume Menu dialog. 9. If appropriate, press the up or down arrow key to select the Strip Size in the Strip Size: field, and press Tab. 10. Type the desired volume size in the Capacity: field, and press Tab. 11. Press Enter to initiate volume creation. 12. When prompted, press Y to acknowledge the warning message and create the volume. 13. Return to step 3. to create additional RAID volumes, or use ↑ or ↓ to highlight 4. Exit, and press Enter. 14. Press Y when prompted to confirm the exit. 144 Appendix B Appendix B-SATA devices ENWW