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System Configuration Setup
Configuring MegaRAID IDE
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1 Press the <Ctrl> + <M> keys to run the MegaRAID IDE Man-
ager.
2 Define and configure one or more logical drives.
3 Create and configure one or more system drives (logical
drives). Select the RAID level, write cache policy, virus protec-
tion, and DMA transfers.
4 Save the configuration.
5 Initialize the system drives. After initialization, you can install
the operating system.
Creating Mirror Array From Existing Drive
A new mirror array can be built from an existing drive by connect-
ing the old and new drive to the MegaRAID IDE. Then follow the
given steps:
1 Turn on the computer and Press the <Ctrl> + <M> keys to start
the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility while it is booting.
2 Create an array by using F4 Option. Change the array type to
Mirror.
3 Now include the existing drive and the new drive to this array.
You can identify the existing drive and the new drive by where
they are connected.
4 Start the rebuilding process by pressing the <Enter> key. The
setup will prompt for the target drive name. Select the newly
connected drive as the target drive by pressing the <Space> key
and then <Enter> key.
5 The rebuilding process will start. If there are any errors during
the building of the array, you will be prompted with a message
box. You can choose to ignore the error and proceed, or stop
the rebuilding process.
NOTE: To make the rebuilding process faster, enable DMA
Read/Write using the <F7> key.