Commissioning the device   
4.4 Notes on different device configurations 
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When the device ships, the second hard disk is connected to SATA port 2. This hard disk 
drive is not set up. This gives you the option of backing up your data to this hard disk. For 
information on hard disk capacities, refer to your order documentation.  
Booting from the slave hard disk 
In order to allow booting from the second hard disk, you need to configure it as the primary 
boot device. Make the following settings in your BIOS Setup: 
Select Boot > Legacy > Hard Disk Drive > <Hard disk name> e.g. P0- ST3500418AS, then 
press the "+" key to move it up in the boot order. 
 
Note 
The drive letters for the partitions on both drives are assigned by the operating system used. 
You can change these in the Con
trol Panel as required. 
 
 
This is a RAID1 system configuration (data mirroring with two drives). This means that if 
there is a defective hard disk drive or there are cable problems, the system can continue to 
operate in one channel and achieve a high degree of availability. 
 
Note 
You will find information about the Intel
®
 RAID controller in the RAID documentation in the 
\RAID\Intel" directory on the "Documentation and Drivers" DVD that ships with the 
 
Additional information on RAID1 systems can be found in the section "Managing RAID 
systems (Page 90)". 
 
This is a RAID5 system configuration (striping with parity). This means that if there is a 
defective hard disk drive or there are cable problems, the system can continue to operate in 
one channel and achieve a high degree of availability.  
 
Note 
You can find information about the Intel® RAID controller in the RAID documentation in the 
"Drivers
\RAID\Intel" directory on the supplied "Documentation and Drivers" DVD. 
Additional information on RAID5 systems can be found in the section "Managing RAID 
systems (Page 90)".