Troubleshoot and Resolve RAID Issues on Dell Precision Desktop Workstations

This Article Contains Links to Articles on how to Troubleshoot and Resolve RAID Issues on Precision Desktop Workstations

Table of Contents

1. RAID Technology
2. Troubleshooting Hardware Configuration Issues With RAID
3. Troubleshooting Operating System and Software Issues with RAID

1. RAID Technology

The following article links provide information on RAID technology:

• Double Faults and Punctures in RAID Arrays
• RAID Controller Cache Policies
• A PERC 5 creates concatenated arrays when mixed drive sizes are used on RAID 10 or RAID 50 virtual drives
• I2C Messages in the PERC H310, H710, H810 Controller Logs
• Intel Smart Response Technology Configuration

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2. Troubleshooting Hardware Configuration Issues With RAID

The following articles provide links to troubleshooting specific RAID issues on Precision Desktop Workstations:

• How to Configure Raid on a Dell Desktop PC
• How to Troubleshoot a RAID Hard Drive issue on a Dell Desktop PC
• How to troubleshoot various Hard Drive, PERC, RAID and OpenManage issues (PERC 5)
• How-To articles for PERC Controllers and RAID Arrays (Creating Arrays)
• How to troubleshoot various Hard Drive, RAID, and PERC Controller issues
• How to initialize and create a Virtual Disk (VD) with a Dell H200 Controller
• How to initialize and create a virtual disk with a Dell H310 controller
• How to initialize and create a Virtual Disk (VD) with a Dell H700 or H800 controller
• How to Resolve the Error "The Driver Detected That the Device \Device\Harddisk0\DR0 Has Its Write Cache Enabled"

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3. Troubleshooting Operating System and Software Issues With RAID

The following articles provide information on troubleshooting specific operating system and software issues with RAID on Precision Desktop Workstations:

• Precision: RAID Setup (pre-install Drivers)
• How to create a RAID 1 volume within Windows using the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility
• What is Intel Rapid Storage Technology software?
• Using the Intel Rapid Recover Technology (IRRT) to Create a Recovery Volume

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