Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Computer
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Preparing power connections
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Connecting a dial-up modem
- Starting your computer
- Turning off your computer
- Restarting (rebooting) your computer
- Using the keyboard
- Using the mouse
- Adjusting the volume
- Configuring the audio jacks
- Installing a printer, scanner, or other device
- Setting up RAID
- Upgrading Your Computer
- Preventing static electricity discharge
- Opening the case
- Closing the case
- Adding or replacing memory
- Replacing the system battery
- Adding or replacing an optical disc drive
- Adding or replacing an optional diskette drive
- Adding or replacing the memory card reader
- Adding or replacing a harddrive
- Replacing the front fan
- Replacing the rear fan
- Replacing the power supply
- Replacing the heat sink and processor
- Replacing the I/O board
- Adding or replacing an expansion card
- Replacing the system board
- Maintaining Your Computer
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Add-in cards
- Audio
- CD or DVD drives
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- File management
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- The Media Center video display looks bad on your TV
- You need to configure your Media Center computer to output to aTV
- You want to change display settings to get better TV or DVD image quality
- You want to know whether you can burn programs that were recorded with your Media Center computer...
- You want to know whether you can play recorded programs on other computers
- You want to know whether you can play recorded programs on your home DVD player
- You get a “Download Error” message when the Media Center tries to update the Program Guide:
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Your modem does not dial or does not connect
- You cannot connect to the Internet
- Your 56K modem does not connect at 56K
- Your fax communications program only sends and receives faxes at 14,400bps when you have a 56K m...
- The modem is not recognized by your computer
- The modem is noisy when it dials and connects
- Monitor
- Mouse
- Networks
- Passwords
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Recovering your system
- Recovering pre-installed software and drivers
- Using Microsoft System Restore
- Recovering your system to its factory condition
- Recovering your system using the WindowsDVD
- Telephone support
- Legal Notices
- Index
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4 Change the following settings:
• Name—Type a volume name (up to 16 characters)
or use the default name, then press E
NTER.
• RAID Level—Press ↑ or ↓ to select the RAID level,
then press E
NTER.
• Select Disks—Press ↑ or ↓ to highlight drives, press
the spacebar to select (mark with a green triangle)
each drive to use in the array, then press ENTER. You
must select a minimum of two drives.
• Strip Size—If you have selected RAID 0, RAID 5, or
RAID 10, select the strip value for the array, then
press E
NTER. Defaults: 218 KB for RAID 0 and RAID 10,
64 KB for RAID 5. We recommend accepting the
default strip value.
• Capacity—Type the volume capacity, or use the
default capacity, then press ENTER. We recommend
using the default value (the maximum capacity with
the drives you selected).
5 Highlight Create Volume, then press ENTER. A warning
appears.
6 Type Y. The RAID volume is created and the Main menu
opens.
7 Highlight 4. Exit, then press Enter. You exit the Matrix
Storage Manager, and your computer restarts.
Deleting a RAID volume
Deleting a RAID volume deletes all files on that volume,
including operating system files.
To delete a RAID volume:
1 Start (or restart) your computer. During startup, the
RAID option screen appears.
2 While the RAID option screen is open, press CTRL+i. The
Matrix Storage Manager opens.
3 Highlight 2. Delete RAID Volume, then press ENTER. The
Delete Volume menu opens.
Caution
If your computer boots to RAID (to load the operating system),
deleting the RAID volume will remove the operating system, and you
will not be able to start your computer.
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