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Please enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager by clicking on Start All Programs Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Console. Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager 1. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Then, the below screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console 1 Enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID driver is built in Intel ALL in one driver provided in our support CD.
Please enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager by clicking on Start All Programs Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Console. Guide to Intel Matrix Storage Manager 1. After you finish the driver installation, you can create, delete, or rebuild any RAID array. Then, the below screen appears. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console 1 Enter Intel Matrix Storage Manager RAID driver is built in Intel ALL in one driver provided in our support CD.
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Create RAID Volume Select Action Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console Then, Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive to continue. 2 Please click Next to create a RAID volume. 2.
Create RAID Volume Select Action Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard pops up. Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console Then, Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive to continue. 2 Please click Next to create a RAID volume. 2.
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To configure a new RAID volume, you plan to use to the Selected field, and then click Next to continue. 3 Please click the " " arrow to move the source disk that ... purpose strip size 128KB: Best performance for most desktops and workstations Then you have to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID Level, and then set the Strip Size between 4KB and 128KB.
To configure a new RAID volume, you plan to use to the Selected field, and then click Next to continue. 3 Please click the " " arrow to move the source disk that ... purpose strip size 128KB: Best performance for most desktops and workstations Then you have to key-in the Volume Name with 1-16 letters, select the RAID Level, and then set the Strip Size between 4KB and 128KB.
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You may enter the amount in the space or use 100% of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. Specify the Volume Size. Then click Next to specify. Specify the amount of the available space for the optimized usage. It is recommended you use the slider to continue. 5
You may enter the amount in the space or use 100% of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume. Specify the Volume Size. Then click Next to specify. Specify the amount of the available space for the optimized usage. It is recommended you use the slider to continue. 5
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Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console and select Show Migration Progress. 6 Then, the migration process starts, which may take up to two hours to complete depending on the selected hard drive will be deleted and this step. Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Please note that you click Finish, the existing data on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. It is critical that as long as you backup all important data before this operation cannot be undone.
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Console and select Show Migration Progress. 6 Then, the migration process starts, which may take up to two hours to complete depending on the selected hard drive will be deleted and this step. Start Creating RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard. Please note that you click Finish, the existing data on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected. It is critical that as long as you backup all important data before this operation cannot be undone.
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... data can be the only volume on the master drive while the system is not docked are automatically copied to a designated recovery drive. It uses RAID 1 (mirroring) functionality to copy data from a designated master drive to the recovery drive when the system is a feature of the two hard drives. 8 When using...
... data can be the only volume on the master drive while the system is not docked are automatically copied to a designated recovery drive. It uses RAID 1 (mirroring) functionality to copy data from a designated master drive to the recovery drive when the system is a feature of the two hard drives. 8 When using...
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Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 11 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS 11 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume 15 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
Guide to RAID Configurations 3 2.1 Introduction of RAID 3 2.2 RAID Configuration Precautions 5 2.3 Installing Windows® XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 11 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS 11 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume 15 1 Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation 2 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation 2 2. Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration 1.
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...Hard Disks Installation of "User Manual" in this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you how to create RAID on this guide carefully according to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel P55 southbridge chipset ...supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and Intel Matrix Storage. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 1. Guide to the Intel southbridge...
...Hard Disks Installation of "User Manual" in this motherboard for internal storage devices. This section will guide you how to create RAID on this guide carefully according to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel P55 southbridge chipset ...supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and Intel Matrix Storage. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports. 2 1. Guide to the Intel southbridge...
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... drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate. RAID The term "RAID" stands for "Redundant Array of data from one drive to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Matrix Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. It will improve data access and storage since the disk...as it will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID, and the guide to a second drive. Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. 2. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Matrix Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with six independent Serial ATA (...
... drive as a single drive but at a sustained data transfer rate. RAID The term "RAID" stands for "Redundant Array of data from one drive to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Matrix Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. It will improve data access and storage since the disk...as it will introduce the basic knowledge of RAID, and the guide to a second drive. Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. 2. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Matrix Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with six independent Serial ATA (...
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...same fault tolerance as mirroring alone. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. This technology also allows you to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 set using only two identical hard.... The Intel Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. RAID 10 RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use ...
...same fault tolerance as mirroring alone. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. This technology also allows you to create a RAID 0 and RAID 1 set using only two identical hard.... The Intel Matrix Storage technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive to create a virtual RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets. RAID 10 RAID 10 is best suited for transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use ...
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... Precautions 1. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for this RAID 0 set up your data first before you set is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. You may use two new drives, or use two... future data building will be the base storage size for data protection (the new drive must be the base storage size. Please backup your new RAID array. It is 60GB. 3. Please use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will ask if you are creating...
... Precautions 1. For example, if one hard disk has an 80GB storage capacity and the other hard disk has 60GB, the maximum storage capacity for this RAID 0 set up your data first before you set is recommended to "Clear Disk Data" or not. You may use two new drives, or use two... future data building will be the base storage size for data protection (the new drive must be the base storage size. Please backup your new RAID array. It is 60GB. 3. Please use two drives of different sizes, the smaller capacity hard disk will ask if you are creating...
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... B. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into your optical drive to format and copy files [YN]? STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Insert the Support CD ...into the floppy drive. During POST at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 6 D. Start to boot your system. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Then you will lose ALL data in the...
... B. When you see these messages, Please insert a diskette into your optical drive to format and copy files [YN]? STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to generate Serial ATA driver diskette [YN]?", press . Enter BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced screen IDE Configuration. Insert the Support CD ...into the floppy drive. During POST at the following path: .. \ RAID Installation Guide 6 D. Start to boot your system. STEP 2: Make a SATA / SATAII Driver Diskette. Then you will lose ALL data in the...
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... 7 After the installation of page 6. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for RAID configuration. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette as ...choose and the OS you are allowed to build an Intel "RAID Ready" system. 1. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller - A "RAID Ready" system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 at the following steps outline how to use "Intel Matrix...
... 7 After the installation of page 6. At the beginning of Windows setup, press F6 to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for RAID configuration. Set up a "RAID Ready" system with a single SATA / SATAII hard disk. Make a SATA / SATAII driver diskette as ...choose and the OS you are allowed to build an Intel "RAID Ready" system. 1. You may select: "Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ ICH10R/DO/PCH SATA RAID Controller - A "RAID Ready" system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 at the following steps outline how to use "Intel Matrix...
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...migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5. 2.3.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing "RAID Ready" system, then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from the Internet. This will activate the Create RAID volume from within the RAID volume. 8 If...may also use third-party software to extend any data on the destination hard drive will be used to manage the RAID configuration. 7. After setting up a "RAID Ready" system as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. 2. Click through the dialogs as the source hard...
...migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5. 2.3.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing "RAID Ready" system, then you can use the following steps to perform a migration from the Internet. This will activate the Create RAID volume from within the RAID volume. 8 If...may also use third-party software to extend any data on the destination hard drive will be used to manage the RAID configuration. 7. After setting up a "RAID Ready" system as the source hard drive when initiating the migration. 2. Click through the dialogs as the source hard...
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...VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for proper configuration. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. After ...the installation of Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are in our Support CD: .. \...
...VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS on your system. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Matrix Storage Manager Information" for proper configuration. page, please insert the ASRock Support CD into the optical drive again to continue the installation. After ...the installation of Windows® VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID functions, you are in our Support CD: .. \...
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... change before setting your RAID configuration. Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your system, and press key to enter BIOS setup utility. Create RAID Volume window appears. Please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS ...before you to press . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Boot your computer. Press . Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of ...
... change before setting your RAID configuration. Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your system, and press key to enter BIOS setup utility. Create RAID Volume window appears. Please set the necessary RAID items in the BIOS ...before you to press . Then, the Intel RAID Utility - Boot your computer. Press . Highlight Advanced and press , then the main interface of ...
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Press , and then you can select Strip Size. 12 Volume0 Use the up or down arrow keys to select your RAID volume then press . Volume0 In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your RAID level. You may select RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1 (Mirror), RAID 5, RAID 10, or Matrix Storage for your desired RAID Level.
Press , and then you can select Strip Size. 12 Volume0 Use the up or down arrow keys to select your RAID volume then press . Volume0 In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your RAID level. You may select RAID0 (Stripe), RAID1 (Mirror), RAID 5, RAID 10, or Matrix Storage for your desired RAID Level.
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The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. • 8 /16 KB - typical disk usage • 128 KB - performance disk usage After you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up Capacity, please press . 13 Volume0 After setting up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press .The available values range from 8 KB to set disk Capacity. low disk usage • 64 KB - Volume0 If you set disk block size, press to 128 KB. The default selection is 128 KB.
The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. • 8 /16 KB - typical disk usage • 128 KB - performance disk usage After you selected RAID 0 (Stripe), use the up Capacity, please press . 13 Volume0 After setting up or down arrow keys to select the stripe size for your RAID 0 array then press .The available values range from 8 KB to set disk Capacity. low disk usage • 64 KB - Volume0 If you set disk block size, press to 128 KB. The default selection is 128 KB.
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The utility prompts a confirmation message as below. Volume0 Press under the Create Volume item. After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you set up. 14 Volume0 Press to complete the setup of RAID.
The utility prompts a confirmation message as below. Volume0 Press under the Create Volume item. After the completion, you will see the detailed information about the RAID that you set up. 14 Volume0 Press to complete the setup of RAID.
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If you want to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you install OS. 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume If you are only allowed to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 15 Please note that you want to create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.
If you want to create one RAID partition at a time under Windows environment to configure RAID functions after you install OS. 2.6 Deleting RAID Volume If you are only allowed to delete a RAID volume, please select the option Delete RAID Volume, press , and then follow the instructions on the screen. 15 Please note that you want to create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.