Intel Matrix Raid Quick Guide - Intel I925XE User Manual

C-1 Intel Matrix RAID Quick Guide
This Appendix provides necessary steps to build a system with Intel Matrix RAID
Technology combining both RAID 1 and RAID 0 volume on just two SATA hard
drives. This special RAID array allows both fault tolerance and speed for optimum
performance.
Background
Intel Matrix RAID Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to
share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison. Figure below
shows Matrix RAID array.
RAID 1 volume (C: Drive) : for Operating Systems, Personal Photos/Videos, Financial
RAID 0 volume (D: Drive) : for Games, Scratch Disks, Non-critical Applications.
To enable Intel Matrix technology, a first RAID volume needs to be created that is
less than the combined size of the two hard drives assuming they are the same size.
If one hard drive is smaller than the other, the size needs to be less than twice the
size of the smaller hard drive. This will leave unused space on the two hard drives
that can be used to create a second RAID volume.
Before You Proceed
You need to create a floppy with ICH6R RAID driver which will be used for install-
ing Windows at a later stage. The steps below shows you how to create this
floppy.
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