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4Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On, press , and then 
press .
 NOTE: For more information about RAID options, see System Setup Options on page 129.
5Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit, and press  to exit system 
setup and resume the boot process.
Configuring for RAID Using the Intel® RAID Option ROM Utility
 NOTE: Although any size drives may be used to create a RAID configuration using the Intel RAID Option 
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Creating a RAID Level 1 Configuration
1Set your computer to RAID-enabled mode (see page 20).
2Press  when you are prompted to enter the Intel RAID Option ROM utility.
3Use the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight Create RAID Volume, and press .
4Enter a RAID volume name or accept the default, and press .
5Use the up- and down-arrow keys to select RAID1(Mirror), and press .
6If there are more than two hard drives available, press the up-...

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Configuring for RAID Using the Intel® Application Accelerator
If you already have one hard drive with the operating system installed on it, and you want to add 
a second hard drive and reconfigure both drives into a RAID volume without losing the existing 
operating system and any data, you need to use the migrating option (see Migrating to a RAID 
Level 0 Configuration on page 24 or Migrating to a RAID Level 1 Configuration on page 25). 
Create a RAID level 0 volume...

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4Click Next at the first screen.
5Confirm the volume name, select RAID 1 as the RAID level, and then click Next to continue.
6On the Select Volume Location screen, click the first hard drive you want to use to create 
your RAID level 0 volume, and then click the right arrow. Click a second hard drive until two 
drives appear in the 
Selected window, and then click Next.
7In the Specify Volume Size window, select the Volume Size desired...

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 NOTE: Select the hard drive that you want to use as your source hard drive (it should be the hard drive 
containing the data or operating system files that you want to keep on the RAID volume).
8On the Select Source Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive from which you want to 
migrate, and click 
Next.
9On the Select Member Hard Drive screen, double-click the hard drive(s) to select the 
member drive(s) to span the stripe array, and click 
Next.
10On the...

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Creating a Spare Hard Drive
A spare hard drive may be created with a RAID level 1 configuration. The spare hard drive will 
not be recognized by the operating system, but you will be able to see the spare drive from 
within Disk Manager or the Intel RAID Option ROM utility. When a member of the RAID 
level 1 configuration is broken, the computer automatically rebuilds the mirror configuration 
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To prepare the new computer for the file transfer: 
1
Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ System Tools, and then click 
Files and Settings Transfer Wizard.
2When the Files and Settings Transfer Wizard welcome screen appears, click Next.
3On the Which computer is this? screen, click New Computer and click Next.
4On the Do you have a Windows XP CD? screen, click I will use the wizard from the 
Windows XP CD
 and click Next.
5When the Now go to...

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 NOTICE: Do not move the computer when you are playing CDs or DVDs.
1Press the eject button on the front of the drive.
2Place the disc, label side up, in the center of the tray.
3Press the eject button or gently push in the tray.
To format CDs for storing data, to create music CDs, or to copy CDs, see the CD software that 
came with your computer.
 NOTE: Ensure that you follow all copyright laws when you create CDs.
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A DVD player includes the following basic buttons:
For more information on playing CDs or DVDs, click Help on the CD or DVD player (if 
available).
Adjusting the Volume
 NOTE: When the speakers are muted, you do not hear the CD or DVD playing.
1Click the Start button, point to All Programs→ Accessories→ Entertainment, and then click 
Volume Control.
2In the Volume Control window, click and drag the bar in the Volume Control column and 
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4In the Display Properties window, click and drag the bar in Screen resolution to change the 
setting to 
800 by 600 pixels.
5Click the drop-down menu under Color quality, and then click Medium (16 bit).
6Click OK.
Copying CDs and DVDs
 NOTE: Ensure that you follow all copyright laws when you create CDs or DVDs.
This section applies only to computers that have a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R, or 
DVD/CD-RW combo drive.
 NOTE: The types of...