7.
Click
Finish
to create the volume, or click
Back
to make changes.
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1.
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
).
2.
Click the
Start
button and point to
Programs
®
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
®
Intel Matrix Storage Console
to launch the Intel
®
Storage Utility.
If you do not see an
Actions
menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled
Mode
).
3.
On the
Actions
menu, select
Create RAID Volume
to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard.
4.
Click
Next
at the first screen.
5.
Confirm the volume name, select
RAID 1
as the RAID level, and then click
Next
to continue.
6.
On the
Select Volume Location
screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create your RAID level 1 volume, and then click the right arrow. Click
a second hard drive until two drives appear in the
Selected
window, and then click
Next
.
7.
In the
Specify Volume Size
window, select the
Volume Size
desired and click
Next
.
8.
Click
Finish
to create the volume, or click
Back
to make changes.
9.
Follow Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume.
Creating a RAID Level 5 Configuration
1.
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode
).
2.
Click the
Start
button and point to
Programs
®
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
®
Intel Matrix Storage Console
to launch the Intel Storage Utility.
3.
If you do not see an
Actions
menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see
Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled
Mode
).
4.
On the
Actions
menu, select
Create RAID Volume
to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard.
5.
Click
Next
at the first screen.
6.
Confirm the volume name, select
RAID 5
as the RAID level, and then click
Next
to continue.
7.
On the
Select Volume Location
screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create your RAID level 5 volume, and then click the right arrow. Click
two or three additional drives until either three or four drives appear in the
Selected
window, and then click
Next
.
8.
In the
Specify Volume Size
window, select the
Volume Size
desired and click
Next
.
9.
Click
Finish
to create the volume, or click
Back
to make changes.
10.
Follow Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume.
Deleting a RAID Volume
1.
Click the
Start
button and point to
Programs
®
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager
®
Intel Matrix Storage Console
to launch the Intel Storage Utility.
NOTICE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
NOTE:
This procedure is only possible if you ordered your computer with a RAID configuration.
NOTICE:
When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost.
NOTE:
This procedure is only possible if you ordered your computer with a RAID configuration.
NOTICE:
While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it also splits the RAID 1 volume into two non-RAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves
any existing data files intact. Deleting a RAID 0 or 5 volume, however, destroys all data on the volume.
