Dell OptiPlex 755 - Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager; Turn on or restart your computer.

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6 In the Specify Volume Size window, click the Volume Size desired, and then click Next .
7 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives is lost.
1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see "Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode" on
page 297).
2 Click the Start button and point to Programs → Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager → Intel Matrix
Storage Console
to launch the Intel
®
Storage Utility.
NOTE: If you do not see an Actions menu option, you have not yet set your computer to RAID-enabled mode.
3 On the Actions menu, select Create RAID Volume to launch the Create RAID Volume Wizard.
4 Click Next at the first screen.
5 Confirm the volume name, select RAID 1 as the RAID level, and then click Next to continue.
6 On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create your RAID
level 1 volume, and then click the right arrow. Click a second hard drive until two drives appear in the
Selected window, and then click Next .
7 In the Specify Volume Size window, select the Volume Size desired and click Next .
8 Click Finish to create the volume, or click Back to make changes.
9 Follow Microsoft Windows procedures for creating a partition on the new RAID volume.
Recovering From a Single Hard Drive Failure (RAID 1) Using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager
NOTE: Perform the following steps only after you have replaced the failed hard drive (see the appropriate "Drives"
section for your computer).
1 Turn on or restart your computer.
2 Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
3 Under DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED , confirm that the new (non-RAID) drive is listed and
then press <Enter>.
4 Under Disk/Volume Information confirm that the volume status is Rebuild .
NOTE: Volumes with a status of Rebuild are rebuilt within the operating system.
5 Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit , and then press <Enter>.
Your computer boots to the operating system and begins rebuilding the RAID volume automatically. A
dialog box appears and displays the progress of the rebuild.
NOTE: You can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the RAID level 1 volume.