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6
On the
Select Volume Location
screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create your RAID
level 0 volume, then click the right arrow. Click to add 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, then 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.
Deleting a RAID Volume
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.
1
Click the
Start
button and point to
Programs
→
Intel(R) Application Accelerator
→
Intel Matrix
Storage Manager
to launch the Intel
®
Storage Utility.
2
Right-click the
Volume
icon of the RAID volume you want to delete, then select
Delete Volume
.
3
On the
Delete RAID Volume Wizard
screen, click
Next
.
4
Highlight the RAID volume you want to delete in the
Available
box, click the right-arrow button to
move the highlighted RAID volume into the
Selected
box, and then click
Next
.
5
Click
Finish
to delete the volume.
Migrating to a RAID Level 0 Configuration
1
Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 39).
2
Click the
Start
button and point to
All Programs
→
Intel(R) Application Accelerator
→
Intel Matrix
Storage Manager
to launch the Intel
®
Storage Utility.
NOTE: 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" on page 39).
3
On the
Actions
menu, select
Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive
to
launch the
Migration Wizard.
4
Click
Next
on the Migration Wizard screen.
5
Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default name.
6
From the drop-down box, select
RAID 0
as the RAID level
.
7
Select the appropriate strip size from the drop-down box, and then click
Next
.
NOTE: Select the strip size closest to the size of the average file you want to store on the RAID volume. If you
do not know the average file size, choose 128 KB as your strip size.