Deleting RAID volumes using the Intel RSTe configuration utility
This section provides instructions on how to use the Intel RSTe configuration utility to delete RAID volumes.
To delete a RAID volume, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 73.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select
Delete RAID Volume
. Press Enter to enter the DELETE
VOLUME MENU window.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the RAID volume that is not needed. Press Del to delete it
from the
RAID Volumes
list.
4. When prompted, press Y to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume.
Resetting hard disk drives to non-RAID
This section provides instructions on how to reset hard disk drives to non-RAID.
To reset hard disk drives to non-RAID, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 73.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select
Reset Disks to Non-RAID
. Press Enter to enter the
RESET RAID DATA window.
3. Use the up and down arrow keys and the space key to mark an individual hard disk drive to be reset,
and then press Enter to complete the selection.
4. When prompted, press Y to confirm the reset action.
5. If the hard disk drive you reset is part of a RAID volume, the computer might detect that the RAID volume
is degraded. In this case, you are prompted to select a hard disk drive to initiate a rebuild process.
6. Select an available hard disk drive, and then press Enter to initiate the rebuild process.
Note:
Press Esc to cancel a rebuild process and keep the RAID volume in the degraded status. In the
Main Menu window under
DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION
, you will see the status of the RAID volume
is changed to
Degraded
.
Quick RAID setup using the AVAGO MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility
Notes:
• The AVAGO MegaRAID SAS adapter and the AVAGO MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility are only
available on some models.
• The following steps in this section are intended to guide you through a quick setup of basic
RAID functions with the AVAGO MegaRAID SAS adapter. For advanced setup and configuration
using this adapter, refer to the complete
MegaRAID SAS Software User Guide
that is available at
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/guides-and-manuals/detail.page?DocID=UM007543.
This section provides information about the following topics:
•
“Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives” on page 74
•
“Entering the AVAGO MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility” on page 75
•
“Creating RAID volumes using the AVAGO MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility” on page 75
•
“Deleting RAID volumes using the AVAGO MegaRAID BIOS configuration utility” on page 76
•
“Setting the hot spare hard disk drive” on page 76
Installing SATA or SAS hard disk drives
Ensure that your computer has the minimum number of SATA or SAS hard disk drives installed for the
following supported levels of RAID:
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