
Entering the Intel RST configuration utility
To enter the Intel RST configuration utility, do the following:
1. Restart the computer. When the logo screen is displayed, press F1 to start the ThinkPad Setup program.
2. Select
Config
➙
Storage
➙
Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology
and then press Enter to open the Intel
(R) Rapid Storage Technology window.
The following options are displayed after you enter the Intel RST configuration utility:
•
Create RAID Volume
: This option is used to create a RAID volume. If no internal storage drives can be
used, this option is not available.
•
RAID Volumes
: This option is used to confirm the information of the created RAID volumes.
•
Non-RAID Physical Disks
: This option is used to confirm the information of all non-RAID drives.
Press the up and down arrow keys to select an option. Press Enter to enter the menu for the selected option.
Press Esc to exit the Intel RST configuration utility.
Creating RAID volumes
This topic provides instructions on how to use the Intel RST configuration utility to create RAID volumes.
Attention:
All the existing data stored on the selected drives will be erased while the RAID volume is being
created.
To create a RAID volume, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RST configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RST configuration utility” on page 67.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select
Create RAID Volume
, and then press Enter to open the
CREATE RAID VOLUME window.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select and configure the options one by one.
a.
Name
: You can use the default name or type a preferred name for the RAID volume.
b.
RAID Level
: You can press Enter to change the RAID to one of the following:
•
RAID0 (Stripe)
•
RAID1 (Mirror)
c.
Select Disks
: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a drive, and then press Spacebar or Enter
to add it into a group. An
X
mark is displayed next to the selected drive.
Note:
The drive that cannot be used to create a RAID volume is not selectable.
d.
Strip Size
: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a strip size, and then press Enter to complete
the configuration.
Note:
This option is only available for RAID 0.
e.
Capacity
: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.
f.
Create Volume
: Press Enter to finish configurations of the preceding options and create a volume.
Note:
The
Create Volume
option might not be selectable for some reasons, for example, if different
types of drives are selected, the option is not selectable. If it is not selectable, see the message
displayed under
Create Volume
for reference.
After the RAID volume is created, the Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology window is displayed, and
the created volume is displayed under
RAID Volumes
.
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