Toshiba Tecra S3 User Guide - Page 237

237 Using the RAID-1 Utility Using RAID RAID-1 is configured by creating an array which specifies the hard disk to be copied, and the hard disk to which the data will be copied. For your computer, an array will consist of the computer's primary internal hard disk and the computer's secondary internal hard disk. The process of copying data from the primary hard disk to the secondary hard disk is referred to as mirroring, and the array itself is referred to as a mirror. If you want to discontinue the process of mirroring, this is referred to as breaking a mirror. For more information, see "Breaking a RAID-1 array (mirror)" on page 249. If both hard disk drives fail simultaneously, such as during a power failure, the mirrored data on the secondary hard disk may not be identical to the data on the primary hard disk. To create a RAID-1 array, you must use a secondary internal hard disk with a capacity equal to or greater than that of the computer's primary internal hard disk. For example, if the primary internal hard disk is 40 GB, then the secondary internal hard disk must be 40 GB or greater. When RAID-1 is configured, the operating system will display the smaller of the two hard disk drives defined in the array as the computer's total hard disk capacity. For example, when a RAID-1 array is configured with one 40 GB hard disk drive and one 80 GB hard disk drive, the computer's total hard disk capacity will appear to the operating system as only 40 GB. When you first start your computer Each time you start your computer you will be prompted to configure your computer for RAID-1 until one of the following occurs: ❖ The computer is ready to enable for RAID-1. See the steps on the following page.