Lenovo ThinkStation P510 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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To create a RAID volume, do the following:1. Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 72.2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select Create RAID Volume, and then press Enter to view theCREATE VOLUME MENU window.3. The following five options are displayed. Press the up and down arrow keys to select an option. Afteryou configure an option, press Tab or Enter to go to the next option.a. Name: Volume name. You can use the default name or type a preferred name.b. RAID Level: You can change the RAID Level to one of the following:• RAID Level 0• RAID Level 1• RAID Level 10• RAID Level 5c. Disks: Press Enter to enter the SELECT DISKS MENU window. Follow the instructions at the bottomof the menu to select hard disk drives, and then press Enter to complete the configuration.d. Strip Size: Press the up and down arrow keys to select a strip size.e. Capacity: Customize the capacity of the RAID volume. The default RAID volume is the largest value.4. Press Enter to finish configuring all the five options. When prompted, press Y to confirm the creation ofthe new RAID volume.5. After the new RAID volume is created, the information about the RAID volume will be displayed underDISK/VOLUME INFORMATION, such as ID number, name, RAID level, strip size, volume size, status,and whether it is a bootable volume.Deleting RAID volumes using the Intel RSTe configuration utilityThis section provides instructions on how to use the Intel RSTe configuration utility to delete RAID volumes.To delete a RAID volume, do the following:1. Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 72.2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select Delete RAID Volume. Press Enter to enter the DELETEVOLUME MENU window.3. Press the up and down arrow keys to select the RAID volume that is not needed. Press Del to delete itfrom the RAID Volumes list.4. When prompted, press Y to confirm the deletion of the selected RAID volume.Resetting hard disk drives to non-RAIDThis section provides instructions on how to reset hard disk drives to non-RAID.To reset hard disk drives to non-RAID, do the following:1. Enter the Intel RSTe configuration utility. See “Entering the Intel RSTe configuration utility” on page 72.2. Press the up and down arrow keys to select Reset Disks to Non-RAID. Press Enter to enter theRESET RAID DATA window.3. Use the up and down arrow keys and the space key to mark individual hard disk drive to be reset,and then press Enter to complete the selection.4. When prompted, press Y to confirm the reset action.5. If the hard disk drive you reset is part of a RAID volume, the computer might detect that the RAID volumeis degraded. In this case, you are prompted to select a hard disk drive to initiate a rebuild process.6. Select an available hard disk drive, and then press Enter to initiate the rebuild process.Chapter 6. Advanced configuration 73