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uper orkstation 7045A-WT User's Manual
The Intel HostRAID Confi gurations
The following types of Intel's HostRAID confi gurations are supported:
RAID 0 (Data Striping): this function allows data to be written (copied) into parallel,
interleaved ("striped") sections of two hard drives, achieving double data-transfer
rate than using a single disk.
RAID1 (Data Mirroring): an identical data image from one drive is copied to another
drive. The second drive must be the same size or larger than the fi rst drive.
RAID 10 (Striping & Mirroring): RAID 0 and 1 schemes are combined (without
parity) to get the benefi ts of both.
RAID 5: both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three
or more hard drives.
The Intel Matrix Storage
The Intel Matrix Storage, supported by the ESB2, allows the user to create RAID
0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets by using only six identical hard disk drives.
The Intel Matrix Storage Technology creates two partitions on each hard disk drive
to generate virtual RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10 and RAID 5 sets. It also allows you
the change the HDD partition size without any data being added or deleted.
Confi guring BIOS settings for SATA RAID Functions (Native Mode)
1. Press the <Del> key during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Note: If it is the fi rst time powering on the system, we recommend you load the
Optimized Default Settings. If you have already done so, please skip to Step 3.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Exit Settings. Once in the Exit settings, Scroll
down to select Load Optimized Default Settings and press the <Enter> key. Select
OK to confi rm the selection. Press the <Enter> key to load the default settings
for the BIOS.
3. Use the arrow keys to select the Main Menu in BIOS.
4. Scroll down to SATA Controller Mode and press the <Enter> key to select
Enhanced.
5. Scroll down to SATA RAID Enabled and press <Enter>. Then, select En-
abled.
6. Go to Exit. Select Exit Saving Changes from the Exit menu. Press <Enter> to
save the changes and exit the BIOS.
7. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.
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