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- Page 1 Intel® RAID USER GUIDE Motherboard...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents RAID Configuration ....................3 Enabling Intel® Rapid Storage Technology ............3 Creating RAID Volume ................... 4 Removing a RAID Volume ..................5 Resetting Disks to Non-RAID ................. 6 Rebuilding RAID Array .................... 7 Installing RAID Driver ..................... 8 Installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Software ..........8 Notices ........................ -
Page 3: Raid Configuration
RAID Configuration The introduction of RAID levels and types are as below: RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance. RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance. -
Page 4: Creating Raid Volume
Creating RAID Volume To enable Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology, Enter Create RAID Volume screen. Specify a Name for RAID volume. Select RAID Level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level. In Select Disks field, press Space key or press Enter key and use ↑↓ arrow keys to select the option X to the disks you want to create for the RAID volume. -
Page 5: Removing A Raid Volume
Removing a RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please note that all data on RAID drives will be lost. ⚠ Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume, your system will become unbootable. -
Page 6: Resetting Disks To Non-Raid
Resetting Disks to Non-RAID Go to BIOS > SETTING > Advanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology. Select the RAID volume from Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology screen to enter RAID VOLUME INFO screen. Select the disk and press Enter to enter PHYSICAL DISK INFO screen. Select Reset to non-RAID option and press Enter to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. -
Page 7: Rebuilding Raid Array
Rebuilding RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as Degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re- establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation. -
Page 8: Installing Raid Driver
When prompted, insert the USB flash drive with Intel RAID Drivers and then click Browse. ▪ To create an Intel RAID Drivers USB flash drive. Insert the MSI USB Drive into the optical drive. Copy all the contents in \\Storage\Intel\ Navigate to the directory containing the saved Intel RAID drivers, then click OK. -
Page 9: Notices
Notices Micro-Star Int’l Co.,Ltd. The MSI logo used is a registered trademark of Micro-Star Int’l Co., Ltd. All other marks and names mentioned may be trademarks of their respective owners. No warranty as to accuracy or completeness is expressed or implied. MSI reserves the right to make changes to this document without prior notice.