Lenovo ThinkStation E31 - Chapter 8. Configuring RAID; RAID Level; Configuring the System BIOS to Enable SATA RAID Functionality; Creating RAID Volumes

Chapter8.ConguringRAID
ThischapterprovidesinformationabouthowtocongureRedundantArrayofIndependentDisks(RAID)
foryourcomputer.
Note:TheinformationaboutconguringRAIDinthischapterisapplicableonlyforaWindowsenvironment.
ForinformationaboutconguringRAIDinaLinuxenvironment,contactyourLinuxsoftwareprovider.
RAIDLevel
YourcomputermusthavetheminimumnumberofSATAharddiskdrivesinstalledforthesupportedlevelof
RAIDbelow:
•RAIDLevel0–Stripeddiskarray
–Twoharddiskdrivesminimum
–Betterperformancewithoutfaulttolerance
•RAIDLevel1–Mirroreddiskarray
–Twoharddiskdrivesminimum
–Improvedreadperformanceand100%redundancy
Toinstallasecondaryharddiskdrive,referto“Replacingthebattery”onpage44.
ConguringthesystemBIOStoenableSATARAIDfunctionality
ThissectiondescribeshowtocongurethesystemBIOStoenableSATARAIDfunctionality.
Note:Usethearrowkeysonthekeyboardtomakeselections.
ToenableSATARAIDfunctionality,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage81.
2.SelectDevices➙ATADriveSetup.
3.SelectCongureSATAasandpressEnter.
4.SelectRAIDModeandpressEnter.
5.PressF10tosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.
CreatingRAIDvolumes
ThissectiondescribeshowtousetheIntelMatrixStorageManageroptionROMcongurationutilityto
createRAIDvolumes.
TocreateRAIDvolumes,dothefollowing:
1.PressCtrl+IwhenpromptedtoentertheIntelMatrixStorageManageroptionROMcongurationutility
duringthecomputerstartup.
2.UsetheupanddownarrowkeystoselectCreateRAIDVolumeandpressEnter.
3.TypeaproperRAIDVolumenameintheNameeldandpressTab.
4.UsethearrowkeystoselectaRAIDlevelintheRAIDLeveleldandpressTab.
5.Ifappropriate,usethearrowkeystoselectaStripeSizeintheStripeSizeeldandpressTab.
6.TypeavolumesizeintheCapacityeldandpressTab.
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