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3. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.
4. Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press <Enter>.
5. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID0(Stripe), and press <Enter>.
6. If more than two hard drives are available, press the up- and down-arrow keys and spacebar to select the two or three drives that you want to use to
makeupyourconfiguration,andthenpress<Enter>.
7. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to change the strip size and press <Enter>.
8. Select the desired capacity for the volume and press <Enter>. The default value is the maximum available size.
9. Press <Enter> to create the volume.
10. Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
11. Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen.
12. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit and press <Enter>.
13. Install the operating system. See Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1. Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. See Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode.
2. Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
3. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume and press <Enter>.
4. Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default and press <Enter>.
5. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror) and press <Enter>.
6. If there are more than two hard drives available, press the up- and down-arrow keys and spacebar to select the two drives you want to use to make up
your volume, and then press <Enter>.
7. Select the desired capacity for the volume, and press <Enter>. The default value is the maximum available size.
8. Press <Enter> to create the volume.
9. Press <y> to confirm that you want to create the RAID volume.
10. Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the main Intel RAID Option ROM utility screen.
11. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select Exit and press <Enter>.
12. Install the operating system. See Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP.
Creating a RAID Level 5 Configuration
1. Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode. See Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode.
2. Press <Ctrl><i> when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
3. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press <Enter>.
4. Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press <Enter>.
5. Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID5(Mirror), and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Select the strip size closest to the size of the average file that you want to store on the RAID volume. If you do not know the average file size,
choose 128 KB as your strip size.

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Dell Precision 390 Specifications

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MemoryUp to 8GB DDR2 SDRAM
NetworkIntegrated Gigabit Ethernet
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo
ChipsetIntel 975X Express
GraphicsATI FireGL
StorageSATA 3.0Gb/s
Optical DriveDVD-ROM, DVD+/-RW
Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows XP Professional, Red Hat Linux
Power Supply375W
Expansion Slots1 PCI Express x1 slot, 3 PCI slots
PortsUSB 2.0, serial, parallel

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