Dell Dimension E521 User Manual

Setting Up and Using Your Computer 35
NOTICE: The Clear System Data option deletes all data on the selected drive.
9 Click Next .
10 Click Finish to create the RAID configuration.
The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists the array along with any other
installed hard drives.
Deleting a RAID Array
NOTE: While this procedure deletes the RAID 1 volume, it also splits the RAID 1 volume into two non-RAID hard
drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact.
NOTE: If your computer currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your computer will become
unbootable.
1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield.
2 Click to select the array you want to delete.
3 Click Delete Array in the System Tasks pane.
The
NVIDIA Delete Array Wizard appears.
4 Click Next .
A confirmation screen appears with the name and size of the array that you have marked for deletion.
5 Click Finish to delete the RAID configuration.
The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and lists any remaining arrays along with
any other installed hard drives.
Rebuilding a RAID Configuration
If one of the hard drives in a RAID array fails, you can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a
replacement drive.
NOTE: Rebuilding an array can only be performed on RAID 1 configurations.
1 Launch Nvidia MediaShield.
2 Click to select your RAID configuration ( Mirroring ) in the management utility window.
3 Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane.
The
NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears.
4 Click Next .
5 Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by clicking the checkbox beside it.
6 Click Next .

Dell Dimension E521 Specifications

General

Brand	Dell
Model	Dimension E521
Category	Desktop
Language	English