Dell XPS 630, Owner'S Manual

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About RAID Configurations
1
Enable RAID on your hard drives (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-
Enabled Mode" on page 69).
2
After rebooting your computer, launch Nvidia MediaShield.
3
Click Create under System Tasks .
The NVIDIA Create Array Wizard appears and lists the disks that are
available for configuration.
4
Click Next .
5
Click Custom , then click Next .
6
Use the drop-down box to select Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1).
7
Click Next .
The Free Disk Selection window appears.
NOTE:
Only RAID-enabled hard drives are listed as free disks.
8
Click to select the drives that will make up the RAID configuration, click
Next , and then click Next again.
NOTE:
Your computer supports a maximum of two drives per RAID 1 array and
four per RAID 0 array.
The Clearing System Data window appears.
NOTICE:
The Clear System Data option deletes all data on the selected drive.
9
Click Next .
10
Click Finish to create the RAID configuration.
The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the
array along with any other installed hard drives.
Deleting a RAID Array
NOTE:
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 volume, however, destroys all data on the volume.
NOTE:
If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume,
your computer will become unbootable.
1
Launch Nvidia MediaShield.
2
Click to select the array you want to delete.
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