Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 1
...benefits to drive load balancing, even systems with RAID 1 can fail without data loss or system downtime. When using one drive, the user can have additional protection against a hard drive failure when the system is configured for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using more...drive. 1 Also, due to users of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can also improve the performance of faster boot times and data reads. By seamlessly storing copies of a hard drive failure. ...
...benefits to drive load balancing, even systems with RAID 1 can fail without data loss or system downtime. When using one drive, the user can have additional protection against a hard drive failure when the system is configured for desktop and mobile platforms. Whether using more...drive. 1 Also, due to users of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can also improve the performance of faster boot times and data reads. By seamlessly storing copies of a hard drive failure. ...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 7
Click "Next". 5. Then click "Create Volume". 7 In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. 4. 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.
Click "Next". 5. Then click "Create Volume". 7 In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. 4. 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.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 11
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
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 12
...drives and press Space to select the drive. How to install an operating system onto a RAID volume (F6 install method) In order to install an operating system onto a RAID volume, the RAID option must be enabled in the system BIOS. 1. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option ...to select the physical disks. 6. The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or Note Microsoft Windows 7*. Click the Storage Configuration menu. 4.
...drives and press Space to select the drive. How to install an operating system onto a RAID volume (F6 install method) In order to install an operating system onto a RAID volume, the RAID option must be enabled in the system BIOS. 1. Switch the SATA Operation Mode option ...to select the physical disks. 6. The F6 installation method is not required for Microsoft Windows Vista* or Note Microsoft Windows 7*. Click the Storage Configuration menu. 4.
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 13
At the prompt press Y to create the volume. 9. 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. Nothing will ... asking you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Leave 13 Press Enter to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. At this point, you to confirm your controller from...
At the prompt press Y to create the volume. 9. 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. Nothing will ... asking you have successfully installed the driver and Windows setup should continue. Setup will happen immediately after pressing F6. Use the Floppy Configuration Utility to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Leave 13 Press Enter to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. At this point, you to confirm your controller from...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 16
... a floppy drive on your system, you can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you to install a RAID Note driver on Microsoft Windows Vista* and Microsoft Windows 7* because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of Windows XP* setup (during operating system installation...Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. Press F6 when you need to Specify Additional ...
... a floppy drive on your system, you can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to create a floppy disk with a screen asking you to install a RAID Note driver on Microsoft Windows Vista* and Microsoft Windows 7* because Intel provided a RAID driver as part of Windows XP* setup (during operating system installation...Drive A:, insert a floppy disk containing the following steps to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. Press F6 when you need to Specify Additional ...
Intel Rapid Storage Guide
Page 18
...files, run the executable (e.g. Insert the lines shown below, as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM 18 o If the system has a 32-bit processor, the files will be located in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of ...by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file: Systems configured for RAID: This same procedure can be used to install the RAID or AHCI driver, as described in the Drivers folder after extraction. 2. o If the system has a 64...
...files, run the executable (e.g. Insert the lines shown below, as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller" = OEM 18 o If the system has a 32-bit processor, the files will be located in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of ...by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file: Systems configured for RAID: This same procedure can be used to install the RAID or AHCI driver, as described in the Drivers folder after extraction. 2. o If the system has a 64...
Intel Smart Response Installation Guide
Page 1
.... 4. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST function, you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to...the full SSD as the Cache device, which HDD you wish to Accelerate, if you want to [RAID Mode]. When pop-up menu appears, chose which SSD you wish to use as Cache device or ... Mode. 6. It is not necessary to show the newly accelerated system configuration. * Intel® will update the new version RST driver in RAID ROM. After clicking OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST...
.... 4. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you use RST function, you just need to set the UEFI option "SATA Mode" to...the full SSD as the Cache device, which HDD you wish to Accelerate, if you want to [RAID Mode]. When pop-up menu appears, chose which SSD you wish to use as Cache device or ... Mode. 6. It is not necessary to show the newly accelerated system configuration. * Intel® will update the new version RST driver in RAID ROM. After clicking OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST...
User Manual
Page 66
...7) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. If native OS (Windows® XP / VistaTM / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Mode Use this item to select SATA mode. Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. Use this to enable or disable the ...S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. SATA Controller 1 This item appears only when you set "SATA Mode" to [IDE Mode]. Configuration options:...
...7) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. If native OS (Windows® XP / VistaTM / 7) is installed, please select [Enhanced]. 3.4.4 Storage Configuration SATA Mode Use this item to select SATA mode. Please select [Compatible] when you install legacy OS. Use this to enable or disable the ...S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) feature. Configuration options: [IDE Mode], [AHCI Mode], [RAID Mode] and [Disabled]. SATA Controller 1 This item appears only when you set "SATA Mode" to [IDE Mode]. Configuration options:...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 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® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 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® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 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
RAID Installation Guide
Page 2
... Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. For SATA installation guide, please refer to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel Z68 chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and Intel Rapid Storage. Please read the RAID configurations in the support CD.
... Intel southbridge chipset that your motherboard adopts. For SATA installation guide, please refer to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel Z68 chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10, RAID 5, and Intel Rapid Storage. Please read the RAID configurations in the support CD.
RAID Installation Guide
Page 3
... cause data damage or data loss. WARNING!! Guide to RAID Configurations 2.1 Introduction of RAID, and the guide to read and write data in the other drive if one drive fails. 3 RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Hot...
... cause data damage or data loss. WARNING!! Guide to RAID Configurations 2.1 Introduction of RAID, and the guide to read and write data in the other drive if one drive fails. 3 RAID 0 (Data Striping) RAID 0 is called data striping that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Hot...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 4
... transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. In some instances...
... transaction processing, relational database applications, enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. RAID 10 achieves high input / output rates by striping RAID 1 segments. RAID 5 RAID 5 stripes both data and parity information across three or more hard disk drives. In some instances...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 5
... recommended to use two drives of the same size or larger than the existing drive). It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your new RAID array. 2.2 RAID Configurations 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...
... recommended to use two drives of the same size or larger than the existing drive). It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your new RAID array. 2.2 RAID Configurations 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...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 6
...document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in it! A. C. STEP 1: Set up , press key, and then a window for proper configuration. Start to [RAID]. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to boot your system. Please select CD-ROM as ...the boot device. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to set RAID configuration. 2.3 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM ...
...document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in it! A. C. STEP 1: Set up , press key, and then a window for proper configuration. Start to [RAID]. STEP 3: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to boot your system. Please select CD-ROM as ...the boot device. Insert the Support CD into your optical drive to set RAID configuration. 2.3 Installing Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit / XP / XP 64-bit With RAID Functions If you want to install Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM ...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 7
...the mode you choose and the OS you want to manage RAID functions, you can be installed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID configuration. After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and using RAID migration feature of Windows® setup, press F6 to ... beginning of Windows® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to your system as well. 2.3.2 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System You can also set RAID configuration, you are allowed to use "Intel Rapid Storage" in the folder at a later date by booting from the Support CD again...
...the mode you choose and the OS you want to manage RAID functions, you can be installed to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for RAID configuration. After making a SATA / SATAII / SATA3 driver diskette and using RAID migration feature of Windows® setup, press F6 to ... beginning of Windows® XP / XP-64bit OS, if you want to your system as well. 2.3.2 Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System You can also set RAID configuration, you are allowed to use "Intel Rapid Storage" in the folder at a later date by booting from the Support CD again...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 8
...hard drive will add the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Console which can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID configuration to select it from the Internet. Physically attach one additional SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard drive to the SATAII / SATA3 ... of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5. 2.3.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to manage the RAID configuration. 7. It's important to or greater than that currently being used to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing "RAID Ready" system, then you can follow the procedures ...
...hard drive will add the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Console which can use the following steps to perform a migration from a single non-RAID configuration to select it from the Internet. Physically attach one additional SATA / SATAII / SATA3 hard drive to the SATAII / SATA3 ... of the next section to migrate the system to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5. 2.3.3 Migrating a "RAID Ready" System to manage the RAID configuration. 7. It's important to or greater than that currently being used to RAID 0, RAID 1 or RAID 5 If you have an existing "RAID Ready" system, then you can follow the procedures ...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 9
...RAID configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for RAID configuration. B. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID...VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: ...
...RAID configuration. Before you start to configure the RAID function, you need to check the installation guide in the Support CD for RAID configuration. B. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to [RAID]. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit OS, if you want to manage RAID...VistaTM 64-bit on your SATA / SATAII / SATA3 HDDs with RAID functions, please follow below steps. Please refer to the document in the Support CD, "Guide to SATA Hard Disks Installation and RAID Configuration", which is located in the folder at the following path: ...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 11
... 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. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the option Configure SATA as to [RAID]. Create RAID Volume window appears...
... 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. 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set the option Configure SATA as to [RAID]. Create RAID Volume window appears...
RAID Installation Guide
Page 15
Please note that 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 If you want to create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.
Please note that 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 If you want to create extra RAID partition, please use the RAID utility under BIOS RAID environment.