Supermicro X6DAi-G User Manual page 86

X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G User's Manual
To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID
functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)
1. Select "Main Setup Setting" from the Phoenix BIOS menu and set "SATA
RAID Enable" to Enable. (The Defualt setting is Disabled.)
3. Go to the "Exit" menu and select "Save and Exit". Hit the <Enter> key to
save the change and exit the Phoenix BIOS.
4. Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.
The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con-
troller Driver
Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID
functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0
(Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e
host controller products. RAID striping (RAID 0) can greatly improve hard
disk I/O performance because of its capability in striping data across
multiple drives. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows the data to be simulta-
neously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if
a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the X6DAT-G/
X6DAi-G is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing perfor-
mance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput
and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By
incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard
design, Supermicro's X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G offers the user with the benefits
of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID
applications.
(*Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to
the Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf" in the
CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy of
Adaptec's User's Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.)
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