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... a TV 16 Changing the Display Settings 17 About Serial ATA Drives 17 About Your RAID Configuration 17 RAID Level 0 18 RAID Level 1 18 Configuring Your Computer for RAID 19 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Option ROM Utility 20 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator . . . . . 21 Transferring Information to a New Computer 25 Playing CDs...
... a TV 16 Changing the Display Settings 17 About Serial ATA Drives 17 About Your RAID Configuration 17 RAID Level 0 18 RAID Level 1 18 Configuring Your Computer for RAID 19 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Option ROM Utility 20 Configuring for RAID Using the Intel(R) Application Accelerator . . . . . 21 Transferring Information to a New Computer 25 Playing CDs...
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... serial ATA hard drives. About Serial ATA Drives Your Dell™ Dimension™ XPS computer supports up to ensure that are available, Dell offers either RAID level 0 or RAID level 1 for information on page 24). Although several RAID configurations are thinner and longer than a RAID level 0 configuration. NOTE: RAID levels do not represent a hierarchy. Serial ATA drives provide...
... serial ATA hard drives. About Serial ATA Drives Your Dell™ Dimension™ XPS computer supports up to ensure that are available, Dell offers either RAID level 0 or RAID level 1 for information on page 24). Although several RAID configurations are thinner and longer than a RAID level 0 configuration. NOTE: RAID levels do not represent a hierarchy. Serial ATA drives provide...
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... drive. Therefore, ensure that it utilizes the full capacities of data sequentially across the physical drives to provide a high data access rate. www.dell.com | support.dell.com RAID Level 0 RAID level 0 uses a storage technique known as "mirroring." For example, if you have 240 GB on the other drive is a method of writing consecutive...
... drive. Therefore, ensure that it utilizes the full capacities of data sequentially across the physical drives to provide a high data access rate. www.dell.com | support.dell.com RAID Level 0 RAID level 0 uses a storage technique known as "mirroring." For example, if you have 240 GB on the other drive is a method of writing consecutive...
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.... and right-arrow keys to store data. You can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drive. serial ATA RAID configured for RAID if you did not select a RAID configuration when you install the operating system onto the hard drive. Setting Your Computer to highlight Drives, and press . 3 Use... the up- Setting Up and Using Your Computer 19 and down -arrow keys to RAID-Enabled Mode 1 Enter system setup (see page 91. and down -arrow keys to install a hard drive, see page 120). 2 Use the up...
.... and right-arrow keys to store data. You can then be rebuilt using the data from the surviving drive. serial ATA RAID configured for RAID if you did not select a RAID configuration when you install the operating system onto the hard drive. Setting Your Computer to highlight Drives, and press . 3 Use... the up- Setting Up and Using Your Computer 19 and down -arrow keys to RAID-Enabled Mode 1 Enter system setup (see page 91. and down -arrow keys to install a hard drive, see page 120). 2 Use the up...
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...RAID volume. 11 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the RAID...XP" on your operating system. and down -arrow keys to enter the Intel(R) RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Use the up - Creating a RAID...for RAID Using... RAID-...RAID-enabled mode (see page 19). 2 Press when you create a RAID...RAID Level 1 Configuration 1 Set your array, and then press . and down -arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press . 4 Enter a RAID... volume name or accept the default, and press . 5 Use the up data you want to enter Intel RAID...
...RAID volume. 11 Confirm that the correct volume configuration is displayed on the RAID...XP" on your operating system. and down -arrow keys to enter the Intel(R) RAID Option ROM utility. 3 Use the up - Creating a RAID...for RAID Using... RAID-...RAID-enabled mode (see page 19). 2 Press when you create a RAID...RAID Level 1 Configuration 1 Set your array, and then press . and down -arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press . 4 Enter a RAID... volume name or accept the default, and press . 5 Use the up data you want to enter Intel RAID...
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...system is displayed on page 23 or "Migrating to select RAID1(Mirror), and press . 6 If there are prompted to designate as a second RAID volume. 4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press . 5 Use the up your computer will be lost. and down -arrow keys and space ...you want to use the migrating option (see "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on it, and you want to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 2 Use the up - Configuring for the volume, and press . Deleting a RAID Volume NOTE: When you want to delete, and press . 4 Press to confirm...
...system is displayed on page 23 or "Migrating to select RAID1(Mirror), and press . 6 If there are prompted to designate as a second RAID volume. 4 Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press . 5 Use the up your computer will be lost. and down -arrow keys and space ...you want to use the migrating option (see "Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP" on it, and you want to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. 2 Use the up - Configuring for the volume, and press . Deleting a RAID Volume NOTE: When you want to delete, and press . 4 Press to confirm...
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...; Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ Intel Application Accelerator to launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Creating a RAID 0 Volume NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost . 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 19). 2 Click Start and point to Programs→ Intel...
...; Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ Intel Application Accelerator to launch the Intel(R) Storage Utility. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Creating a RAID 0 Volume NOTE: When you perform this operation, all data on the RAID drives will be lost . 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 19). 2 Click Start and point to Programs→ Intel...
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...Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you have not yet set your source hard drive (it also splits the RAID 1 volume into the Selected box, and then click Next. 5 Click Finish to delete the volume. NOTE: Select the hard drive that you ...(see page 19). 2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ Intel Application Accelerator to move the highlighted RAID volume into two nonRAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. NOTE: In the following step, you want to delete,...
...Next. 10 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the Volume Size you have not yet set your source hard drive (it also splits the RAID 1 volume into the Selected box, and then click Next. 5 Click Finish to delete the volume. NOTE: Select the hard drive that you ...(see page 19). 2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→ Intel Application Accelerator to move the highlighted RAID volume into two nonRAID hard drives with a partition, and leaves any existing data files intact. NOTE: In the following step, you want to delete,...
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... is broken, the computer automatically rebuilds the mirror array using the spare hard drive as the RAID level. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Migrating to a RAID 1 Volume 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 19). 2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→... to mark as a spare hard drive. 3 Click Mark as Spare. You can use as your source hard drive (it should be created with a RAID 1 array. To Mark a Drive as the mirror in the array, and click Next. 9 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the volume size...
... is broken, the computer automatically rebuilds the mirror array using the spare hard drive as the RAID level. www.dell.com | support.dell.com Migrating to a RAID 1 Volume 1 Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 19). 2 Click the Start button and point to All Programs→ Intel(R) Application Accelerator→... to mark as a spare hard drive. 3 Click Mark as Spare. You can use as your source hard drive (it should be created with a RAID 1 array. To Mark a Drive as the mirror in the array, and click Next. 9 On the Specify Volume Size screen, select the volume size...
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... on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy disk. Do not click Next at this ? Rebuilding a Degraded RAID 1 Volume If your computer does not have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use your computer while the computer is this time. To prepare the new computer for the file... you prefer. screen, click New Computer and click Next. 4 On the Do you have a spare hard drive, and the computer has reported a degraded RAID 1 volume, you can manually rebuild the computer's redundancy mirror to a new hard drive by performing the following steps: 1 Click the Start button and point...
... on a removable medium, such as a writable CD or floppy disk. Do not click Next at this ? Rebuilding a Degraded RAID 1 Volume If your computer does not have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use your computer while the computer is this time. To prepare the new computer for the file... you prefer. screen, click New Computer and click Next. 4 On the Do you have a spare hard drive, and the computer has reported a degraded RAID 1 volume, you can manually rebuild the computer's redundancy mirror to a new hard drive by performing the following steps: 1 Click the Start button and point...
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NOTE: If you to select a method for RAID. To boot from the next device in the boot sequence list. Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to boot from the sequence of memory ... or PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for the future boot process), the computer prompts the user to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, or RAID On. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Appendix 121 System System Info CPU Info Memory Info Date/Time Boot Sequence Drives...
NOTE: If you to select a method for RAID. To boot from the next device in the boot sequence list. Identifies and defines the floppy drive attached to boot from the sequence of memory ... or PRI IDE connectors on the system board, and lists the capacity for the future boot process), the computer prompts the user to RAID Autodetect/AHCI, RAID Autodetect/ATA, or RAID On. Enables or disables the onboard audio controller. Appendix 121 System System Info CPU Info Memory Info Date/Time Boot Sequence Drives...
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..., 59 identifying, 59 drives doors, 69 hard drive, 90 installing CD/DVD, 99 installing floppy, 96 installing hard drive, 91 problems, 37 RAID, 17 removing CD/DVD, 98 removing floppy, 95 drives (continued) removing hard drive, 90 second hard drive, 94 serial ATA, 90 DVD ... drive installing, 96 removing, 95 H hard drive activity light, 69 installing, 91 installing second, 94 problems, 39 removing, 90 hardware Dell Diagnostics, 56 drives, RAID configuration, 17 Hardware Troubleshooter, 64 headphone connector, 70 Help and Support Center, 11 help file Windows Help and Support Center, 11 hibernate ...
..., 59 identifying, 59 drives doors, 69 hard drive, 90 installing CD/DVD, 99 installing floppy, 96 installing hard drive, 91 problems, 37 RAID, 17 removing CD/DVD, 98 removing floppy, 95 drives (continued) removing hard drive, 90 second hard drive, 94 serial ATA, 90 DVD ... drive installing, 96 removing, 95 H hard drive activity light, 69 installing, 91 installing second, 94 problems, 39 removing, 90 hardware Dell Diagnostics, 56 drives, RAID configuration, 17 Hardware Troubleshooter, 64 headphone connector, 70 Help and Support Center, 11 help file Windows Help and Support Center, 11 hibernate ...
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... environmental, 119 expansion bus, 116 memory, 115 physical, 118 power, 118 processor, 115 technical, 115 video, 115 standby mode, 31 support contacting Dell, 129 policy, 127 support website, 11 system board, 75 system board components, 75 152 Index See serial ATA scanner problems, 47 screen. problems ...37 video and monitor, 50 volume adjusting, 48 processor fans, 71 type, 115 Product Information Guide, 10 Program Compatibility Wizard, 43 R RAID configuring, 17 regulatory information, 10 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 ResourceCD, 9, 60 Dell Diagnostics, 56 S safety instructions, 10 SATA.
... environmental, 119 expansion bus, 116 memory, 115 physical, 118 power, 118 processor, 115 technical, 115 video, 115 standby mode, 31 support contacting Dell, 129 policy, 127 support website, 11 system board, 75 system board components, 75 152 Index See serial ATA scanner problems, 47 screen. problems ...37 video and monitor, 50 volume adjusting, 48 processor fans, 71 type, 115 Product Information Guide, 10 Program Compatibility Wizard, 43 R RAID configuring, 17 regulatory information, 10 reinstalling Windows XP, 64 ResourceCD, 9, 60 Dell Diagnostics, 56 S safety instructions, 10 SATA.