Setting up HDD Raid on Envy 6-1055er

On the laptop has two HDD: 320 SATA and 32 SSD. They are grouped into an RAID. I reduced the size of the array to 60 (function ctrl+i), and now I can not return to the factory settings. ctrl+i function no longer active. How to increase the volume.

Hi there! Please let me know when you get a response - a working answer, that is - as I also have an Envy 700 series tower, and woudl love to add a second monitor to the mix.   My current AOC 24" monitor is attached via VGA cable, so I suspect that we can both benefit from attaching using the alternate video port on the back of the PC. Thanks very much,-U H-

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