c. Select Disks: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a drive, and then press Spacebar or Enter
to add it into a group. An X mark is displayed next to the selected drive.
Note: The drive that cannot be used to create a RAID volume is not selectable.
d. Strip Size: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a strip size, and then press Enter to complete
the configuration.
Note: This option is only available for RAID 0.
e. Capacity: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.
f. Create Volume: Press Enter to finish configurations of the preceding options and create a volume.
Note: The Create Volume option might not be selectable for some reasons, for example, if different
types of drives are selected, the option is not selectable. If it is not selectable, see the message
displayed under Create Volume for reference.
After the RAID volume is created, the Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology window is displayed, and
the created volume is displayed under RAID Volumes.
4. Press F10 to save changes and exit.
Deleting RAID volumes
This topic provides instructions on how to use the Intel RST configuration utility to delete RAID volumes.
Attention: All the existing data stored on the selected drives will be erased after you delete RAID volumes.
To delete a RAID volume, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RST configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RST configuration utility” on page 72.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the volume that you want to delete under RAID Volumes.
Press Enter to open the RAID VOLUME INFO window.
3. Select Delete and press Enter to delete it from the RAID Volumes list.
4. When prompted, select Yes to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume.
After you delete the RAID volume, the Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology window is displayed. Member
drives of the deleted volume are displayed under Non-RAID Physical Disks.
5. Press F10 to save changes and exit.
Resetting storage drives to non-RAID
This topic provides instructions on how to use the Intel RST configuration utility to reset storage drives to
non-RAID.
Attention: All the existing data stored on the selected drive will be erased after you reset it to non-RAID.
To reset a storage drive to non-RAID, do the following:
1. Enter the Intel RST configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RST configuration utility” on page 72.
2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the volume that you want to reset under RAID Volumes.
Press Enter to open the RAID VOLUME INFO window.
3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the drive that you want to reset under RAID Member Disks.
Press Enter to open the PHYSICAL DISK INFO window.
4. Select Reset to Non-RAID and press Enter. When prompted, press Yes to confirm the reset action.
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