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b. RAID Level: You can change the RAID Level to one of the following:
• RAID Level 0
• RAID Level 1
• RAID Level 5 (not supported on SATA hard disk drives when the SAS hard disk drive enablement
module is installed)
c. Disks: Press Enter to enter the SELECT DISKS MENU window. Follow the instructions at the bottom
of the menu to select hard disk drives, and then press Enter to complete the conguration.
d. Strip Size: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a strip size.
e. Capacity: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.
4. Press Enter to nish conguring all the ve options. When prompted, press Y to conrm the creation of
the new RAID volume.
5. After the new RAID volume is created, the information about the RAID volume will be displayed under
DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION, such as ID number, name, RAID level, strip size, volume size, status,
and whether it is a bootable volume.
Deleting RAID volumes using the Intel RSTe conguration utility
This section provides instructions on how to use the Intel RSTe conguration utility to delete RAID volumes.
To delete a RAID volume, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RSTe conguration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe conguration utility” on page 72.
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 conrm 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 conguration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe conguration utility” on page 72.
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 arrow keys and the space key to mark individual hard disk drive to be reset, and then press
Enter to complete the selection.
4. When prompted, press Y to conrm 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 leave the RAID volume in the degraded status. In the
Main Menu window under DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION, you will see that the status of the RAID
volume has changed to Degraded.
Quick RAID setup using the LSI MegaRAID BIOS conguration utility
Notes:
• The LSI MegaRAID SAS adapter and the LSI MegaRAID BIOS conguration utility are only available
on some models.
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