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... of faster boot times and data reads. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using one or more... than one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Starting with Link Power Management (LPM), which can have additional protection against a hard drive failure when the...
... of faster boot times and data reads. Valuable digital memories are protected against data loss in a RAID 0 configuration, data can be accomplished easily with RAID 1 can also improve the performance of enhanced performance and lower power consumption. When using one or more... than one of three fault-tolerant RAID levels: RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10. Starting with Link Power Management (LPM), which can have additional protection against a hard drive failure when the...
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Create a RAID Array 1. In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Click "Next". 6 Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2. Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3.
Create a RAID Array 1. In "Select Volume Type", click "Real-time data protection (RAID 1)". Click "Next". 6 Click the "Create" icon to create a RAID array. Double-click "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" icon, then below main screen appears. 2. Here we take RAID 1 for example. 3.
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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. 4. In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. 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. 4. In "Configure Volume", you may review the selected configuration. Then click "Create Volume". 7 Click "Next". 5.
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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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...® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. 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... option ROM status screen appears during operating system setup. Select the appropriate number of hard drives and press Space to select the drive. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Click F10 to select the strip size and press Enter. 5. Use the up or down arrow keys to save the BIOS...
...® Rapid Storage Technology driver during POST, press Ctrl and i at the same time to enter the option ROM user interface. 2. 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... option ROM status screen appears during operating system setup. Select the appropriate number of hard drives and press Space to select the drive. Select 1: Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Click F10 to select the strip size and press Enter. 5. Use the up or down arrow keys to save the BIOS...
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At the prompt press Y to Specify Additional Device. 3. Press S to confirm volume creation. 10. Press Enter. 5. 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. At this point, you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press F6 when you need to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. This message appears at the beginning of available SCSI adapters. You will...
At the prompt press Y to Specify Additional Device. 3. Press S to confirm volume creation. 10. Press Enter. 5. 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. At this point, you to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver. Press F6 when you need to load support for mass storage device(s). 2. This message appears at the beginning of available SCSI adapters. You will...
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... use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface in the floppy drive until the system reboots. 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 During Windows setup...
... use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface in the floppy drive until the system reboots. 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 During Windows setup...
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... 3. If you wish to enable it, you will need to create a RAID volume. Turn on your operating system is already installed, you can still use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is the boot Warning drive. What if I want to use the ...recommended or supported when a SATA hard drive is enabled. If your system does not have a RAID ICH, you will not be able to use RAID as long as the following steps to create a RAID volume. 1. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface to reinstall the operating system. You...
... 3. If you wish to enable it, you will need to create a RAID volume. Turn on your operating system is already installed, you can still use RAID Note without installing a third-party RAID controller card. • Your RAID controller is the boot Warning drive. What if I want to use the ...recommended or supported when a SATA hard drive is enabled. If your system does not have a RAID ICH, you will not be able to use RAID as long as the following steps to create a RAID volume. 1. Use the Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface to reinstall the operating system. You...
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... as part of the final package. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you see a message in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. You will then be used to load the Intel® ... temporarily continue loading drivers. You can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in the status line that says, Please...
... as part of the final package. Press F6 when you see a prompt that says, Press F6 if you see a message in RAID mode or AHCI mode, the F6 installation method must be prompted with the necessary files. You will then be used to load the Intel® ... temporarily continue loading drivers. You can use the Floppy Configuration Utility to install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver using F6 when in AHCI/RAID mode In order to install an operating system onto a single Serial ATA hard drive when the system is in the status line that says, Please...
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... contain a 32-bit or 64-bit processor? o If the system has a 32-bit processor, the files will be used to install the RAID or AHCI driver via unattended install. 1. Perform the following command line options: -A -A -PC:\, as described in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide ...; Matrix Storage Manager version 8.8) with the following steps in the Drivers folder after extraction. 2. It is available for systems using any supported RAID Note controller hub by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below , as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file ...
... contain a 32-bit or 64-bit processor? o If the system has a 32-bit processor, the files will be used to install the RAID or AHCI driver via unattended install. 1. Perform the following command line options: -A -A -PC:\, as described in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide ...; Matrix Storage Manager version 8.8) with the following steps in the Drivers folder after extraction. 2. It is available for systems using any supported RAID Note controller hub by replacing the text within the quotation marks. // Insert the lines below , as applicable, into the UNATTEND.TXT file ...
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...the new version RST driver in system at this point! 3. After clicking OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST GUI will refresh to [RAID Mode]. You MUST have both the HDD you use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. Boot system to accelerate AND the SSD in the near future. Once... from either Start Menu or by step instructions below. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you intend to desktop, open , click on the "Enable Acceleration" button on the GUI panel. 5. You can find the UI setup instruction ...
...the new version RST driver in system at this point! 3. After clicking OK button, SRT will enable automatically, and the RST GUI will refresh to [RAID Mode]. You MUST have both the HDD you use Enhanced or Maximized Mode. 6. Boot system to accelerate AND the SSD in the near future. Once... from either Start Menu or by step instructions below. For the new version RST driver, please check our website for the latest information: http://www.asrock.com * Before you intend to desktop, open , click on the "Enable Acceleration" button on the GUI panel. 5. You can find the UI setup instruction ...
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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® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64-bit With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 7 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS 7 2.6 Deleting RAID Volumes 11 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 With RAID Functions 6 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items 7 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS 7 2.6 Deleting RAID Volumes 11 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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... installation guide, please refer to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel Z77 chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. Please read the RAID configurations in the support CD. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports...
... installation guide, please refer to SATA Hard Disks Installation 1.1 Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Disks Installation Intel Z77 chipset supports Serial ATA (SATA) hard disks with RAID functions, including RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, RAID 10 and Intel Rapid Storage. Please read the RAID configurations in the support CD. You may install SATA hard disks on SATA ports...
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... drives of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Guide to read and ... Disks", which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one drive to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. 2. This section will direct all applications to the entire system since it contains a complete copy ...
... drives of the data in parallel, interleaved stacks. Hot-Plug any fault tolerance. RAID 1 (Data Mirroring) RAID 1 is called data mirroring that integrates RAID controller supporting RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 function with four independent Serial ATA (SATA) channels. Guide to read and ... Disks", which is a method combining two or more hard disk drives into one drive to configure RAID 0 / RAID 1/ Intel Rapid Storage / RAID 10 / RAID 5 settings. 2. This section will direct all applications to the entire system since it contains a complete copy ...
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...four hard disk drives is required for fault-tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. 4 The RAID 5 configuration is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions..., enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. Intel Rapid Storage...
...four hard disk drives is required for fault-tolerance as RAID 1, and has the same overhead for this setup. 4 The RAID 5 configuration is a striped configuration with RAID 1 segments whose segments are RAID 1 arrays. The Intel Rapid Storage technology creates two partitions..., enterprise resource planning, and other business systems. Use a minimum of RAID 5 configuration include better HDD performance, fault tolerance, and higher storage capacity. In some instances, a RAID 10 configuration can sustain multiple simultaneous drive failure. Intel Rapid Storage...
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...SATA drives of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for the RAID 1 set is 60GB. 3. You may use two new drives, or use two drives of your hard disks before you use ... capacity hard disk will be of the same size. In the process you create RAID, the system will operate under a clean environment. 5 If you create RAID functions. 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. Please backup your new RAID array. It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your future data building ...
...SATA drives of the same size or larger than the existing drive). If you use two new drives if you are creating a RAID 0 (striping) array for the RAID 1 set is 60GB. 3. You may use two new drives, or use two drives of your hard disks before you use ... capacity hard disk will be of the same size. In the process you create RAID, the system will operate under a clean environment. 5 If you create RAID functions. 2.2 RAID Configurations Precautions 1. Please backup your new RAID array. It is recommended to select "Yes", and then your future data building ...
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...", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for proper configuration. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to SATA Hard Disks Installation and... screen Storage Configuration. B. Please refer to the document in the Support CD for RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check the installation guide in the Support CD, "Guide to [RAID]. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64...
...", which is located in the folder at the following path: .. \ Intel Rapid Storage Information If you want to use both "RAID Installation Guide" and "Intel Rapid Storage Information" for proper configuration. Set "SATA Mode Selection" to SATA Hard Disks Installation and... screen Storage Configuration. B. Please refer to the document in the Support CD for RAID configuration. STEP 2: Use "RAID Installation Guide" to check the installation guide in the Support CD, "Guide to [RAID]. After the installation of Windows® 7 / 7 64-bit / VistaTM / VistaTM 64...
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... before setting your computer. Press . Select the option Create RAID Volume and press . 7 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID configuration. Then, the Intel RAID Utility - 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set...
... before setting your computer. Press . Select the option Create RAID Volume and press . 7 Wait until you see the RAID software prompting you exit BIOS setup. 2.5 Configuring the Intel RAID BIOS Reboot your RAID configuration. Then, the Intel RAID Utility - 2.4 Setting the BIOS RAID Items After installing the hard disk drives, please set...
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You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID level. Press , and then you can select Strip Size. 8 In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your RAID volume then press . Use the up or down arrow keys to select your desired RAID Level.
You may select RAID 0 (Stripe), RAID 1 (Mirror), RAID 5 or RAID 10 for your RAID level. Press , and then you can select Strip Size. 8 In the Create Volume Menu, under Name item, please key-in a unique name with 1-16 letters for your RAID volume then press . Use the up or down arrow keys to select your desired RAID Level.