Users Guide

Converting physical disk to Non-RAID disk
1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.
2. Click Controller Management > Convert to Non-RAID Disk.
NOTE: Create boot virtual disk only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information about
the disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for AHCI devices on page 18, and for disks slot information,
see the system specific Owner's Manual at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
3. Select Select physical disks from slots other than slots 0-3 to enable the selection of the physical disk(s) that are on
slot 4 and all slots after.
4. Select the physical disk(s) and click OK.
A confirmation screen is displayed.
5. Click Yes to continue.
Converting physical disk to RAID capable disk
1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.
2. Click Controller Management > Convert to RAID Capable Disk.
3. Select the physical disk to convert to RAID capable disk.
4. Click OK.
A confirmation screen is displayed.
5. Click Yes to continue.
Rescan the disks
1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.
2. Click Controller Management > Rescan Disks.
The Rescan Disks screen is displayed. It provides information about the latest physical disk and virtual disk configurations.
Virtual disk management
This section allows you to create, manage and delete virtual disks. You can also view and modify some properties of the
associated physical disk.
Configuring Windows RAID
1. Enter the Dell PERC S130 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S130 Configuration Utility on page 27.
2. Click Controller Management → Convert to RAID capable disk.
3. Select Windows RAID.
NOTE:
Create boot virtual disk only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information about
the disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for AHCI devices on page 18.
4. Select Select physical disks from slots other than slots 0-3 to enable the selection of the physical disk(s) that are on
slot 4 and all slots after.
5. Select the physical disk(s) and click OK.
A confirmation screen is displayed.
6. Click Yes to continue.
7. After converting the physical disks, click the Virtual Disk Management in the Controller Options screen.
8. Click Create Virtual Disks
9. Click Select the Physical Disk.
10. Select media type and the physical disks.
11. Click OK.
UEFI RAID configuration utility
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