Specifications

•IffiveSATAharddiskdrivesorsolid-statedrivesareinstalled,theSATAharddiskdriveenablement
module(onetofiveharddiskdrives)isrequired.
•IfanySASharddiskdrivesareinstalled,theSASharddiskdriveenablementmodule(onetofivehard
diskdrives)isrequired.
Formoreinformationabouttheharddiskdriveenablementmodule,referto“Installingorreplacingahard
diskdriveenablementmodule”onpage107
.
ConfiguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRSTe
configurationutility
ThissectiondescribestheinformationaboutconfiguringSATAorSASRAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntel
RSTeconfigurationutility.
Note:TheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilityassumesthatyourcomputerisinstalledwithmorethanonehard
diskdrive.Therefore,ifonlyoneharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,thefollowinginformation
doesnotapply.
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:
•“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage62
•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage62
•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage63
•“Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID”onpage63
EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.
Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.PressCtrl+ItoentertheIntelRSTe
configurationutility.
ThefollowingfouroptionsaredisplayedafteryouentertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility:
1.CreateRAIDVolume
2.DeleteRAIDVolume
3.ResetDiskstoNon‐RAID
4.Exit
Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.PressEntertoenterthemenufortheselected
option.PressEsctoexittheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility,orselectExit,andthenpressEntertoexitthe
IntelRSTeconfigurationutility.
CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTeconfigurationutilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.
TocreateaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:
1.EntertheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTeconfigurationutility”onpage62.
2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolume,andthenpressEntertoviewthe
CREATEVOLUMEMENUwindow.
3.Thefollowingfiveoptionsaredisplayed.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.After
youconfigureanoption,pressTaborEntertogotothenextoption.
a.Name:Volumename.Youcanusethedefaultnameortypeapreferredname.
b.RAIDLevel:YoucanchangetheRAIDLeveltooneofthefollowing:
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