Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager - Foxconn Bloodrage User Manual

Intel Matrix storage Manager
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The Intel Matrix Storage technology supports RAID 0 ,RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10
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(0+1) functions. It allows you to get high performance with fault tolerance, big capacity,
or data safety provided by different RAID functions.
In this section, we will use four SATA hard disks as an example to guide you how
to configure your RAID system. There are two 232.9GBs, one 298.1GB, and one
279.5GB. A creation of second volume will also be well described.
In each screen, there is also a message bar about each key's function, such as <Tab>,
<Enter>, <Del>...etc. it is to help making your selection easier.
Two topics will be introduced :
1). Installing a new Windows XP in a brand new RAID system.
2). existing Windows XP system with new RAID built as data storage.
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Before installing the SATA hard disks, make sure to turn off the computer
and unplug the power cord from the power outlet to prevent damage to the
hardware.
steps to Install serial ATA Hard Disks :
1. Install SATA hard disks into the drive bays.
2. Connect one end of the SATA cable to motherboard's SATA connector, and the
other end to SATA hard disk.
3. Connect SATA power cable to the power connector of SATA hard disk.
■ Both AHCI and RAID modes need to install Intel
■ Set SATA mode in BIOS to AHCI, you can skip RAID BIOS creation steps,
but the software driver installation of Intel
follow the same rule as described for RAID.
Matrix storage driver.
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Matrix storage Manager shall
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