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Intel® Matrix Storage Console. The Intel® Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within the Windows® operating system and displays SATA device and RAID volume information. RAID volume management includes creating, deleting, and migrating RAID volume arrays. You can access the Intel® Matrix Storage Console from VAIO® Recovery or from the Windows® Start menu. To access the Intel® Matrix Storage Console from VAIO Recovery: 1 Start the VAIO® Recovery program. For additional information, See the VAIO® Recovery Guide located in VAIO® Support Central. 2 From the VAIO® Recovery menu screen, click Reconfigure RAID. The introductory screen for Reconfigure RAID appears and contains the following three links: • Go to Intel® Matrix Storage Console - Use this link if you want to add or change a RAID array. • Restart from disc - Use this link if you want to delete or need to unlock a RAID array. This process requires that you restart the computer using recovery disc 1. If you do not have a set of recovery discs, click Create Recovery Discs. • Create Recovery Discs - Use this link to create a set of recovery discs. 3 Click Go to Intel® Matrix Storage Console. The Intel® Matrix Storage Console program starts. Note: When your computer restarts, and if you are using recovery discs, you may see windows for anti-spy ware and anti-virus programs. Close all program windows and continue. To access the Intel® Matrix Storage Console from the Windows® Start menu: • Click the Windows® Start button, point to All Programs, and then click Intel® Matrix Storage Console to start the program. Follow the screen instructions, or review the available help information from the program or from the Intel® Web site. Note: It is recommended to access the Intel® Matrix Storage Console from VAIO® Recovery to take advantage of VAIO® PC's automated features. VGX-XL1 Digital Living System 139

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139
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console.
The Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console provides RAID volume management within
the Windows
®
operating system and displays SATA device and RAID volume
information. RAID volume management includes creating, deleting, and
migrating RAID volume arrays.
You can access the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console from VAIO
®
Recovery or
from the Windows
®
Start menu.
To access the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console from VAIO Recovery:
1
Start the VAIO
®
Recovery program. For additional information, See the VAIO
®
Recovery Guide located in VAIO
®
Support Central.
2
From the VAIO
®
Recovery menu screen, click
Reconfigure RAID
.
The introductory screen for Reconfigure RAID appears and contains the
following three links:
Go to Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console - Use this link if you want to add or
change a RAID array.
Restart from disc - Use this link if you want to delete or need to unlock a
RAID array. This process requires that you restart the computer using
recovery disc 1. If you do not have a set of recovery discs, click Create
Recovery Discs.
Create Recovery Discs - Use this link to create a set of recovery discs.
3
Click
Go to Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console
. The Intel
®
Matrix Storage
Console program starts.
To access the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console from the Windows
®
Start
menu:
Click the Windows
®
Start
button, point to
All Programs
, and then click
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console
to start the program.
Follow the screen instructions, or review the available help information
from the program or from the Intel
®
Web site.
Note
: When your computer restarts, and if you are using recovery discs, you
may see windows for anti-spy ware and anti-virus programs. Close all pro-
gram windows and continue.
Note
: It is recommended to access the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Console from
VAIO
®
Recovery to take advantage of VAIO
®
PC’s automated features.