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Creating RAID volumes
This section describes how to use the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
Configuration Utility to create RAID volumes.
To create RAID volumes, do as follows:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. During the startup, when a prompt to press Ctrl+I to enter the Configuration
Utility is displayed on the screen, press and hold the Ctrl key, and press the I
key.
3. The screen for Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM is displayed. Select
“Create RAID Volume” and press Enter.
4. Using the up and down arrow keys, Tab keys, and Enter key select the RAID
level and fill in other fields.
5. Select “Create Volume” by pressing the Enter key. When the dialog box
appears, press the Y key.
Attention: All existing data will be erased while the RAID volume is being
created.
6. Exit the Configuration Utility.
Deleting RAID volumes
This section describes how to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
Configuration Utility to delete RAID volumes.
To delete RAID volumes, do as follows:
1. Turn on the computer.
2. During the startup, when a prompt to press Ctrl+I to enter the Configuration
Utility is displayed on the screen, press and hold the Ctrl key, and press the I
key.
3. The screen for Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM is displayed. Select
the RAID volume to be deleted, and press Delete.
4. When prompted, press Y key to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID
volume.
5. After deleting a RAID volume, you can:
v Return to step 2 to delete additional RAID volume.
v See “Creating RAID volumes” for RAID volume creation.
v Use the arrow keys to select Exit and press Enter.
v Use the arrow keys to select Resetting disks to non-RAID, and press Enter.
Attention: If the Serial ATA item in the BIOS Setup Utility menu of the computer
you are servicing was set to AHCI when it was manufactured, then to create a
RAID array you must first enable RAID in BIOS, create RAID volume, and then
reinstall the operating system. All data on the hard disks will be erased during this
process. For more information, see “Creating RAID volumes.”
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