Lenovo ThinkStation E31 - Configuring SATA RAID Functionality with the Intel Rste Configuration Utility

ConguringSATARAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRSTeconguration
utility
ThissectiondescribestheinformationaboutconguringSATARAIDfunctionalitywiththeIntelRSTe
congurationutility
Note:TheIntelRSTecongurationutilityassumesthatyourcomputerisinstalledwithmorethanonehard
diskdrive.Therefore,ifonlyoneharddiskdriveisinstalledinyourcomputer,thefollowinginformation
doesnotapply.
Thissectionprovidesinformationaboutthefollowingtopics:
•“EnteringtheIntelRSTecongurationutility”onpage60
•“CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTecongurationutility”onpage60
•“DeletingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTecongurationutility”onpage61
•“Resettingharddiskdrivestonon-RAID”onpage61
EnteringtheIntelRSTecongurationutility
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtoentertheIntelRSTecongurationutility.
Duringthecomputerstartup,followtheinstructionsonthescreen.PressCtrl+ItoentertheIntelRSTe
congurationutility.
ThefollowingfouroptionsaredisplayedafteryouentertheIntelRSTecongurationutility:
1.CreateRAIDVolume
2.DeleteRAIDVolume
3.ResetDiskstoNon‐RAID
4.Exit
Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.PressEntertoenterthemenufortheselected
option.PressEsctoexittheIntelRSTecongurationutility,orselectExit,andthenpressEntertoexitthe
IntelRSTecongurationutility.
CreatingRAIDvolumesusingtheIntelRSTecongurationutility
ThissectionprovidesinstructionsonhowtousetheIntelRSTecongurationutilitytocreateRAIDvolumes.
TocreateaRAIDvolume,dothefollowing:
1.EntertheIntelRSTecongurationutility.See“EnteringtheIntelRSTecongurationutility”onpage60.
2.PresstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolume,andthenpressEntertoviewthe
CREATEVOLUMEMENUwindow.
3.Thefollowingveoptionsaredisplayed.Presstheupanddownarrowkeystoselectanoption.After
youcongureanoption,pressTaborEntertogotothenextoption.
a.Name:Volumename.Youcanusethedefaultnameortypeapreferredname.
b.RAIDLevel:YoucanchangetheRAIDLeveltooneofthefollowing:
•RAIDLevel0
•RAIDLevel1
•RAIDLevel10
•RAIDLevel5
c.Disks:PressEntertoentertheSELECTDISKSMENUwindow.Followtheinstructionsatthebottom
ofthemenutoselectharddiskdrives,andthenpressEntertocompletetheconguration.
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