Setting Up and Using Your Computer 47Advanced TabThe Advanced tab allows you to set many different settings beyond the basicones above. If you do not know or are not sure what to set, then leave settingsat the default. To access the advanced settings:1 Choose the Power Plan you want to change.2 Click Change Plan Settings from just below the plan name.3 Click Change Advanced Power Settings.CAUTION: There are many different settings in the Power Options, AdvancedSettings dialog box. Use care when making setting changes.Click Start and then click Help and Support to explore the capabilities ofthe advanced settings.Enabling SpeedStep™ TechnologySpeedStep technology controls your computer's processor performanceautomatically, dynamically adjusting the operating frequency and voltage,according to the task at hand. When an application does not require fullperformance, significant amounts of power can be saved. Performance isdesigned to still be responsive, with maximum processor performance beingdelivered when required, and automatic power savings when possible.Windows Vista automatically sets Intel Speedstep technologies in theDell Recommended, Balanced, and Power Saver power plans. It is disabled inthe High Performance power plan.About RAID ConfigurationsNOTE: RAID is not supported on Inspiron 530sb/530sd.This section provides an overview of the RAID configuration that you mayhave selected when you purchased your computer. Your computer supportsRAID level 1. RAID level 1 configuration is recommended for the dataintegrity requirements of digital photography and audio.The Intel RAID controller on your computer can only create a RAID volumeusing two physical drives. If a third drive is present, then that drive cannotbe made part of a RAID volume using the Intel RAID configurationprogram, although it can be used as a spare drive in a RAID 1 configuration(see "Creating a Spare Hard Drive" on page 53). However, if four drives are
