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Combined with Intel® Rapid Recover Technology, setting up data protection can be accessed on each drive simultaneously, speeding up response time on one or more than one drive, the user can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in the event of a hard drive failure. Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take advantage of faster boot times and data reads. Also, due to drive load balancing, even systems with an external drive. Starting with ...
Combined with Intel® Rapid Recover Technology, setting up data protection can be accessed on each drive simultaneously, speeding up response time on one or more than one drive, the user can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in the event of a hard drive failure. Intel Rapid Storage Technology can take advantage of faster boot times and data reads. Also, due to drive load balancing, even systems with an external drive. Starting with ...
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Locate the file on your hard drive and double-click it. 3. Click Continue (if needed) to a known location on your computer's hard drive. 2. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 5. Installation Instructions 1. Click Next. 2 Save the file to launch the installation program. 4. Download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software from Intel website.
Locate the file on your hard drive and double-click it. 3. Click Continue (if needed) to a known location on your computer's hard drive. 2. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 5. Installation Instructions 1. Click Next. 2 Save the file to launch the installation program. 4. Download the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software from Intel website.
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Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept the terms and continue. 7. Click Next. The application files will now be installed. 3 6.
Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept the terms and continue. 7. Click Next. The application files will now be installed. 3 6.
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Click Next. 9. Click Yes to the restart option and then click Finish to restart your computer. 4 8.
Click Next. 9. Click Yes to the restart option and then click Finish to restart your computer. 4 8.
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Restart your system. You will find the "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon on the Windows task bar. 5 10.
Restart your system. You will find the "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon on the Windows task bar. 5 10.
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Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3. Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2. Click "Next". 6 In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. Create a RAID Array 1.
Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3. Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2. Click "Next". 6 In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. Create a RAID Array 1.
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Then click "Create Volume". 7 Click "Next". 5. In "Confirm Volume Creation", you need to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID disks, and then specify the volume size. In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. 4.
Then click "Create Volume". 7 Click "Next". 5. In "Confirm Volume Creation", you need to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID disks, and then specify the volume size. In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. 4.
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The volume is created successfully. 6. But you still need to partition your new volume by using Windows Desk Management before adding any data. You will see the current status. 8 Click "OK". 7.
The volume is created successfully. 6. But you still need to partition your new volume by using Windows Desk Management before adding any data. You will see the current status. 8 Click "OK". 7.
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Right-click on Disk 0, click "New Simple Volume". 9 In Windows Desk Management, you need to initialize a disk before Logical Disk Management can access it. 8. Click "OK". 9.
Right-click on Disk 0, click "New Simple Volume". 9 In Windows Desk Management, you need to initialize a disk before Logical Disk Management can access it. 8. Click "OK". 9.
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Then follow the instructions on the New Simple Volume Wizard. 11. Finally you can start to use RAID 1 function. 10 10.
Then follow the instructions on the New Simple Volume Wizard. 11. Finally you can start to use RAID 1 function. 10 10.
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Delete a RAID Array You can also use this utility to delete the RAID array or configure other RAID functions. 11
Delete a RAID Array You can also use this utility to delete the RAID array or configure other RAID functions. 11
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The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or Note Microsoft Windows 7*. Enetr the Advanced menu. 3. Unless you have selected RAID 1, use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives by using the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press Enter. 4. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Select the appropriate number of hard drives and press Space to select the drive. Click F2 or Delete to select the physical disks. 6. Press Enter to enter the BIOS Setup program after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) ...
The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or Note Microsoft Windows 7*. Enetr the Advanced menu. 3. Unless you have selected RAID 1, use the up or down arrow keys to scroll through the list of hard drives by using the up or down arrow keys to select the RAID level and press Enter. 4. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Select the appropriate number of hard drives and press Space to select the drive. Click F2 or Delete to select the physical disks. 6. Press Enter to enter the BIOS Setup program after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) ...
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Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Press Enter. 5. At the prompt press Y to Specify Additional Device. 3. Press S to confirm volume creation. 10. At this point, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Select the volume size and press Enter. 8. Press Y to create the volume. 9. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you have successfully installed the driver and ...
Install the RAID Driver Using the F6 Installation Method Perform the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Press Enter. 5. At the prompt press Y to Specify Additional Device. 3. Press S to confirm volume creation. 10. At this point, you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Select the volume size and press Enter. 8. Press Y to create the volume. 9. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you have successfully installed the driver and ...
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If you wish to the Windows installation folders. the floppy disk in Windows, you would on the RAID volume as needed. 7. Once Windows setup has copied these steps have been completed and the operating system has been successfully installed. 14 Windows setup will need to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Note running the Setup.exe process after these files again, remove the floppy disk so that Windows setup can reboot as you will need to copy the files again from the floppy to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface in the floppy drive until the system ...
If you wish to the Windows installation folders. the floppy disk in Windows, you would on the RAID volume as needed. 7. Once Windows setup has copied these steps have been completed and the operating system has been successfully installed. 14 Windows setup will need to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology by Note running the Setup.exe process after these files again, remove the floppy disk so that Windows setup can reboot as you will need to copy the files again from the floppy to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface in the floppy drive until the system ...
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Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. Turn on your operating system is the boot Warning drive. What if I /O controller hub (ICH). If your RAID controller is not enabled, enabling the RAID controller is not recommended or supported when a SATA hard drive is already installed, you can still use RAID as long as the following steps to a RAID volume that includes that hard drive plus the newly added hard drive(s). Install Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. 2. If your system does not have a RAID...
Enabling the RAID controller may cause an immediate blue screen with an 0x0000007b error code, followed by a reboot. Turn on your operating system is the boot Warning drive. What if I /O controller hub (ICH). If your RAID controller is not enabled, enabling the RAID controller is not recommended or supported when a SATA hard drive is already installed, you can still use RAID as long as the following steps to a RAID volume that includes that hard drive plus the newly added hard drive(s). Install Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. 2. If your system does not have a RAID...
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Use the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. You will then be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system installation. When you see a message in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. Note If you need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note driver on your system, you to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. How to load the driver during OS installation using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to ...
Use the following files: IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM. You will then be used to load the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver during operating system installation. When you see a message in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. Note If you need to use the F6 installation method to install a RAID Note driver on your system, you to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. How to load the driver during OS installation using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to ...
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Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots. If you wish to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface Note within Windows, you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. Use the up and down arrow keys to run Setup.exe from within Windows. 17 Press Enter to the Windows installation folders. Once Windows setup has copied these files again, remove the floppy disk so that Windows setup can reboot as all controllers may not be visible. 6. At this point, you will need to scroll ...
Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots. If you wish to use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface Note within Windows, you have successfully installed the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and Windows setup should continue. Use the up and down arrow keys to run Setup.exe from within Windows. 17 Press Enter to the Windows installation folders. Once Windows setup has copied these files again, remove the floppy disk so that Windows setup can reboot as all controllers may not be visible. 6. At this point, you will need to scroll ...
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How to do unattended install of AHCI/RAID driver on Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003* The unattended method of the README.TXT. Extract the IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM files from the setup files. o If the system has a 64-bit processor, the files will be located in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT* Setup. To extract these files, run the executable (e.g. IATA88ENU.EXE for Intel® Matrix Storage Manager version 8.8) with the following steps in order to install the RAID or AHCI driver, as outlined in the ...
How to do unattended install of AHCI/RAID driver on Windows 2000/XP/Server 2003* The unattended method of the README.TXT. Extract the IAAHCI.INF, IAAHCI.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM files from the setup files. o If the system has a 64-bit processor, the files will be located in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT* Setup. To extract these files, run the executable (e.g. IATA88ENU.EXE for Intel® Matrix Storage Manager version 8.8) with the following steps in order to install the RAID or AHCI driver, as outlined in the ...
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Place IAAHCI.CAT, IAAHCI.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller" = OEM [OEMBootFiles] iaAhci.inf iaStor.sys iaAhci.cat Txtsetup.oem 3. [OEMBootFiles] iaStor.inf iaStor.sys iaStor.cat Txtsetup.oem Systems configured for AHCI: This same procedure can be used for systems using any supported AHCI Note controller hub by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below into the following folder: :\i386\$OEM$\Textmode Operating System: Windows* 2000, Windows* XP ...
Place IAAHCI.CAT, IAAHCI.INF, IASTOR.CAT, IASTOR.INF, IASTOR.SYS, and TXTSETUP.OEM into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA AHCI Controller" = OEM [OEMBootFiles] iaAhci.inf iaStor.sys iaAhci.cat Txtsetup.oem 3. [OEMBootFiles] iaStor.inf iaStor.sys iaStor.cat Txtsetup.oem Systems configured for AHCI: This same procedure can be used for systems using any supported AHCI Note controller hub by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below into the following folder: :\i386\$OEM$\Textmode Operating System: Windows* 2000, Windows* XP ...
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H67M-GE User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1
H67M-GE User Manual Version 1.0 Published October 2010 Copyright©2010 ASRock INC. All rights reserved. 1