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...) ...15 5 RAID Migration Feature ...17 6 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 19 6.1 Description...19 6.2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 19 7 Serial ATA (SATA) ...21 7.1 Description...21 7.2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives 21 8 BIOS Importance / Settings 23 9 Important Information on Intel Option ROM Version 25 10 Configuring BIOS for...
...) ...15 5 RAID Migration Feature ...17 6 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 19 6.1 Description...19 6.2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 19 7 Serial ATA (SATA) ...21 7.1 Description...21 7.2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives 21 8 BIOS Importance / Settings 23 9 Important Information on Intel Option ROM Version 25 10 Configuring BIOS for...
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... information on Serial ATA hard drives. 7.2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives Note: Please refer to replace parallel ATA (e.g. SATA was designed for additional information on the motherboard. Serial ATA (SATA) R 7 Serial ATA (SATA) 7.1 Description Serial ATA (SATA) is a new storage interface designed to Appendix A for a variety of reasons including performance headroom, cabling issues, and...
... information on Serial ATA hard drives. 7.2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives Note: Please refer to replace parallel ATA (e.g. SATA was designed for additional information on the motherboard. Serial ATA (SATA) R 7 Serial ATA (SATA) 7.1 Description Serial ATA (SATA) is a new storage interface designed to Appendix A for a variety of reasons including performance headroom, cabling issues, and...
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Serial ATA (SATA) R For correct cable installation** (refer to the SATA hard drive Note: Both the data and power SATA cables are new designs - you cannot use older 40-pin 80conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives. ** You should always carefully follow any instructions that come from the hard drive manufacturer. 22 User's Manual Attach the other cable end (B) to illustration below): 1. Attach either cable end to the connector (A) on the motherboard 2.
Serial ATA (SATA) R For correct cable installation** (refer to the SATA hard drive Note: Both the data and power SATA cables are new designs - you cannot use older 40-pin 80conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives. ** You should always carefully follow any instructions that come from the hard drive manufacturer. 22 User's Manual Attach the other cable end (B) to illustration below): 1. Attach either cable end to the connector (A) on the motherboard 2.
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... • Select the 'Hardware' tab • Select 'Device Manager' button • Expand the 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' entry • Right-click on the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' • Select the 'Driver' tab • Select the 'Driver Details' button • 'iaStor.sys' should be displayed in the window as the following...
... • Select the 'Hardware' tab • Select 'Device Manager' button • Expand the 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' entry • Right-click on the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' • Select the 'Driver' tab • Select the 'Driver Details' button • 'iaStor.sys' should be displayed in the window as the following...
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...; Start # All Programs # Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition# Intel Application Accelerator • Click the 'Device Information' Tab • ·Single left click the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' item in the Devices tree • Then look for a parameter in the following format: 3.0.0.xxxx User's Manual 49 It should have a version...
...; Start # All Programs # Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition# Intel Application Accelerator • Click the 'Device Information' Tab • ·Single left click the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' item in the Devices tree • Then look for a parameter in the following format: 3.0.0.xxxx User's Manual 49 It should have a version...
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... Serial ATA hard drive in this section assume that includes the Intel RAID Option ROM 3. Motherboard BIOS that the operating system has been installed on SATA Hard Drive (configured as RAID Ready Mode) 2. Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver is F6'd (during operating system installation, you need to install a third party... Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility (Start/All Programs/Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition/Intel Application Accelerator) User's Manual 53 Physically add one Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive 2.
... Serial ATA hard drive in this section assume that includes the Intel RAID Option ROM 3. Motherboard BIOS that the operating system has been installed on SATA Hard Drive (configured as RAID Ready Mode) 2. Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver is F6'd (during operating system installation, you need to install a third party... Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility (Start/All Programs/Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition/Intel Application Accelerator) User's Manual 53 Physically add one Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive 2.
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...Section 8 and 10 to the system. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition during the migration process, the data on the single SATA hard drive. See Section 13.3 for RAID before proceeding. However, during Windows Setup. RAID Migration Instructions R 18 RAID Migration Instructions The... Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to properly configure the BIOS. 2. To create a volume from an existing...
...Section 8 and 10 to the system. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition during the migration process, the data on the single SATA hard drive. See Section 13.3 for RAID before proceeding. However, during Windows Setup. RAID Migration Instructions R 18 RAID Migration Instructions The... Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to properly configure the BIOS. 2. To create a volume from an existing...
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... the Intel RAID Option ROM Setup, select menu option #3 to 'Reset disks to non-RAID'. Disabling the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller would re-enable the SATA controller and the operating system would render all data on any RAID volume be deleted before proceeding. Reboot the system 2.... system that has been configured as RAID will not be accessible after completing these steps. Backup all important data before disabling the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller. Depending on your system, complete the following set of the following steps: Note: Important Note: All the data on how ...
... the Intel RAID Option ROM Setup, select menu option #3 to 'Reset disks to non-RAID'. Disabling the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller would re-enable the SATA controller and the operating system would render all data on any RAID volume be deleted before proceeding. Reboot the system 2.... system that has been configured as RAID will not be accessible after completing these steps. Backup all important data before disabling the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller. Depending on your system, complete the following set of the following steps: Note: Important Note: All the data on how ...
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... the 'Advanced Installation Instructions' section of the README.TXT.) Windows* XP / Windows 2000: // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller" = OEM [OEMBootFiles] iaStor.inf iaStor.sys iaStor.cat Txtsetup.oem Place iaStor.inf, iaStor.sys, iaStor.cat, and Txtsetup.oem in the application...
... the 'Advanced Installation Instructions' section of the README.TXT.) Windows* XP / Windows 2000: // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller" = OEM [OEMBootFiles] iaStor.inf iaStor.sys iaStor.cat Txtsetup.oem Place iaStor.inf, iaStor.sys, iaStor.cat, and Txtsetup.oem in the application...
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... Data Cable Max Data Cable Length Power Cable Power Consumed 150/300/600 MB/sec (forecast only) Generation 1 7-pin SATA 1 meter (39 inches) SATA Power Cable 250 mV Theoretical Transfer Rate 133MB/sec Transfer Modes Data Cable Max Data Cable Length Power Cable Power Consumed PIO...year roadmap. • Software Transparency with Legacy Parallel ATA: This enables a relatively easy transition to the new technology. • Low Cost: SATA is a storage device-centric technology and does not support other peripherals, such as the primary inside-the-box storage connection only, with equivalent ...
... Data Cable Max Data Cable Length Power Cable Power Consumed 150/300/600 MB/sec (forecast only) Generation 1 7-pin SATA 1 meter (39 inches) SATA Power Cable 250 mV Theoretical Transfer Rate 133MB/sec Transfer Modes Data Cable Max Data Cable Length Power Cable Power Consumed PIO...year roadmap. • Software Transparency with Legacy Parallel ATA: This enables a relatively easy transition to the new technology. • Low Cost: SATA is a storage device-centric technology and does not support other peripherals, such as the primary inside-the-box storage connection only, with equivalent ...
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... on a Serial ATA adapter card • SATA compatible BIOS • SATA-aware device driver for the operating system • Generation 1-compatible SATA device such as a hard drive • A SATA data cable • A SATA power cable Serial ATA Data Cable Serial ATA (SATA) data cables are 7-pin cables. Either end of a SATA data cable: User's Manual 81 C.3 C.4 Serial...
... on a Serial ATA adapter card • SATA compatible BIOS • SATA-aware device driver for the operating system • Generation 1-compatible SATA device such as a hard drive • A SATA data cable • A SATA power cable Serial ATA Data Cable Serial ATA (SATA) data cables are 7-pin cables. Either end of a SATA data cable: User's Manual 81 C.3 C.4 Serial...
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... have not been validated for use in Intel platforms. Intel does not provide support for configurations using IDE to take advantage of a SATA power cable: C.6 C.7 C.8 Are a Serial ATA Data and Power Cable Needed for Serial ATA? In order to Serial ATA Adapters. 82 User's Manual In order to .... you cannot use older 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with Intel RAID Technology as they physically do not fit the SATA devices. IDE to the SATA hard drive. Intel recommends that Serial ATA hard drives use both Serial ATA and IDE hard drives in the system...
... have not been validated for use in Intel platforms. Intel does not provide support for configurations using IDE to take advantage of a SATA power cable: C.6 C.7 C.8 Are a Serial ATA Data and Power Cable Needed for Serial ATA? In order to Serial ATA Adapters. 82 User's Manual In order to .... you cannot use older 40-pin, 80-conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with Intel RAID Technology as they physically do not fit the SATA devices. IDE to the SATA hard drive. Intel recommends that Serial ATA hard drives use both Serial ATA and IDE hard drives in the system...
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...Please refer to the Glossary (Appendix D) for more information about your system must meet specific requirements. Table 1. Please refer to take advantage of SATA transfer modes supported by the Intel 82801ER I/O Controller Hub. In order to the documentation that was bundled with the theoretical transfer rate. User's ...Manual 83 Serial ATA R C.9 Theoretical Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes The table below lists different transfer modes Serial ATA (SATA) devices support along with your device or contact the hardware manufacturer for more information.
...Please refer to the Glossary (Appendix D) for more information about your system must meet specific requirements. Table 1. Please refer to take advantage of SATA transfer modes supported by the Intel 82801ER I/O Controller Hub. In order to the documentation that was bundled with the theoretical transfer rate. User's ...Manual 83 Serial ATA R C.9 Theoretical Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes The table below lists different transfer modes Serial ATA (SATA) devices support along with your device or contact the hardware manufacturer for more information.
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... not support RAID 1. Feature in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition which allows flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is slower than 137GB Ability to move a complete RAID array from one computer system to be selected from...
... not support RAID 1. Feature in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition which allows flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is slower than 137GB Ability to move a complete RAID array from one computer system to be selected from...
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...can be used to compare drives against one another) User's Manual 85 The operating system sees a RAID Volume as a physical disk. SATA was designed for a variety reasons, including performance headroom, cabling issues, and voltage tolerance requirements. Glossary R RAID Volume SCSI Serial ATA... (SATA) Strip Stripe Sustained transfer rate Theoretical transfer rate A block of capacity, allocated from the surface of the platter or write bits...
...can be used to compare drives against one another) User's Manual 85 The operating system sees a RAID Volume as a physical disk. SATA was designed for a variety reasons, including performance headroom, cabling issues, and voltage tolerance requirements. Glossary R RAID Volume SCSI Serial ATA... (SATA) Strip Stripe Sustained transfer rate Theoretical transfer rate A block of capacity, allocated from the surface of the platter or write bits...