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5
Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight
Save/Exit
, and press <Enter> to exit system setup and
resume the boot process.
Configuring Your Computer for RAID Using the Intel RAID Option ROM Utility
NOTE: Although any size of drives may be used to create a RAID configuration when using the Intel RAID Option
ROM utility, ideally the drives should be of equal size. In a RAID level 0 configuration, the size of the configuration
will be the size of the smallest drive multiplied by the number of drives in the configuration (two). In a RAID level 1
configuration, the size of the configuration will be the smaller of the two drives used.
Creating a RAID Level 0 Configuration
NOTICE: You lose any data on your hard drives when you create a RAID configuration using the following
procedure. Back up data that you want to keep before continuing.
NOTE: Use the following procedure only if you are reinstalling your operating system. Do not use the following
procedure to migrate an existing storage configuration to RAID level 0 configuration.
1
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 297).
2
Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel
RAID Option ROM utility.
3
Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight
Create RAID Volume
, and press <Enter>.
4
Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press <Enter>.
5
Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select
RAID0(Stripe)
, and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Select the stripe size closest to the size of the average file that you want to store on the RAID volume. If you
do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your stripe size.
6
Press the up- and down-arrow keys to change the stripe size and press <Enter>.
7
Select the desired capacity for the volume and press <Enter>. The default value is the maximum
available size.
8
Press <Enter> to create the volume.
9
Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
10
Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option ROM
utility screen.
11
Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select
Exit
and press <Enter>.
12
Install the operating system (see "Restoring Your Operating System" on page 359).
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 297).
2
Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
3
Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight
Create RAID Volume
and press <Enter>.