Dell XPS 710 Owner's Manual

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Nvidia MediaShield utilizes a one-step process known as migrating to change the current state of a disk or array without losing any data. If needed, additionalhard drives can be added to an existing array, including a single-drive RAID 0 configuration for conversion to a two-drive RAID 0 configuration; however, thecapacity of the resulting array must be equal to or greater than the size of the original configuration.RAID 1 to RAID 1 conversions cannot be performed using the migrating process:1. Launch Nvidia MediaShield.2. Click to select the array you want to convert.3. Click Convert Array in the System Tasks pane.The NVIDIA Convert Array Wizard appears.4. Click Next.5. Under RAID Mode Selection, select Mirroring or Striping from the drop-down menu.6. Click Next.7. Under Free Disk Selection, select the hard drive(s) you want to include in the (migrated) array by clicking the checkbox beside it.8. Click Finish.The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the upgrade/migration process along with any other installed harddrives.Rebuilding a RAID ConfigurationIf one of the hard drives in a RAID array fails, you can rebuild the array by restoring the data to a replacement drive.1. Launch Nvidia MediaShield.2. Click to select your RAID configuration (Mirroring) in the management utility window.3. Select Rebuild Array in the System Tasks pane.The NVIDIA Rebuild Array Wizard appears.4. Click Next.5. Select the hard drive you want to rebuild by clicking the checkbox beside it.6. Click Next.7. Click Finish.The MediaShield RAID management utility window appears and displays the status of the rebuild process.Playing CDs and DVDsNOTICE: In order to use the migrating option to convert a RAID configuration without losing data, your hard drive must initially be set up as a singledrive RAID 0 array before the operating system is loaded onto the drive (see Using the Nvidia MediaShield ROM Utility for instructions).NOTICE: Additional hard drives to be used in the (migrated) array must be no smaller than any of the drives in the current configuration.NOTE: Ensure that all drives to be used in the RAID configuration are RAID-enabled (see Setting Your Computer to RAID-Enabled Mode.)NOTICE: You will lose all data on the selected drives in the next step.NOTE: The time it takes to convert an array depends on several factors, such as the speed of the CPU, the type and size of the hard drive beingused, the operating system, etc.NOTE: Rebuilding an array can only be performed on RAID 1 and configurations.NOTE: You can use your computer while the computer is rebuilding the array.NOTE: You can use any available (RAID-enabled) free disk to rebuild an array.