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How to configure RAID?

Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by mduga, Feb 2, 2008.

  1. mduga

    mduga Regular member

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    I have a Dell Dimension 8400. I am trying to set it up for Raid 0. I have 2-80gb hard drives. Does anyone know what I have to hold when my computer boots up to get into the Raid setup menu? I got in there a while ago by accident and accidently set it for the Raid 1 instead of Raid 0, like I wanted. I don't remember what I hit to get in the menu though, now that I want to do it. I don't care if I have to lose all my data to do it. I am pretty sure it was CTRL+a letter or number, but I don't know which one or if that's right or not. I can't do it in my bios settings, its separate from that. Can anyone help?

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    i have tinkered wit the dell bios and, although i have never done it, i beleive that F2 will bring u into setup which will give u the proper menus and options that will set up RAID
     
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    F2 will get me into the bios settings, but I am looking to get into Raid setup. This is where it actually formats your drives and makes them into a raid partition. Here you can select what kind of raid you want. Anyone know how to get in to those settings?

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    i didn't kno that RAID required partions but if thats the case then you'll need a boot disc to make the partions with such as the ubuntu boot discs availible at the homepage. or atleast that'll probrably be the easiest way
     
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    no, its not partitions, but it formats it for raid. its the raid bios i am trying to get into.
     
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    Thanks, will give it a shot.
     
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    well im glad i can be of SOME help after 4 posts
     
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    Alright, thanks for the help. I did have to hit F2 to go into the system bios and turn raid on first. Then I simply could hit CTRL-I to get into the Raid bios...

    That's why I was having problems. You were right.

    Thanks again!
     

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