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Article Summary:

This article contains information regarding configuration of RAID on the Precision Workstation M4600.

Table of Contents:

1. Requirements
2. Configuring

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1.	Requirements

Raid 0 and 1 is supported through the addition of a 2nd storage hard drive via a Solid State Drive Mini Card (SSD MC). Alternatively, Users can choose to use the 128GB SSD MC as a single solid state storage as a stand-alone drive in addition to, or in replacement of the 2.5in drive without RAID. RAID requires two hard drive storage devices.

	Note:
	The SSD MC utilizes the same slot as a WWAN (Broadband) card, which means if you have a SSD mini card, you cannot have a WWAN card and vice versa.

The image below is a typical SSD Mini Card:



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2.	Configuring

Raid 0 or Raid 1 can be configured (with two drives present) in the Dell Precision M4600 by following these steps:

	Note:
	By default, Raid On is set to Enabled in the BIOS. If Raid On is disabled in the BIOS, Users will not be able to configure RAID.

To enable RAID in the BIOS:

1. Enter System Setup
2. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight System Configuration. Press Enter
3. Press the up- and down-arrow keys to highlight SATA Operation. Press Enter
4. Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight RAID On. Press Enter
5. Press the left- and right-arrow keys to highlight Save/Exit. Press Enter to exit System Setup and resume the boot process

To enter the RAID configuration utility:

When prompted during system startup, press Ctrl and i <Cntrl i> at the same time to enter the configuration utility to create / manage Raid volume.

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