Supermicro X6DVA-4G2 User Manual page 84

X6DVA-4G2/X6DVA-EG2 User's Manual
To confi gure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID
functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)
1. Select "Advanced Setting" from the AMI BIOS menu.
2. Select the IDE Confi guration menu.
3. Change the IDE Confi guration to "P-ATA Only."
4. Under the item-"Confi gure S-ATA as RAID", select "Yes".
5. Tap the <Esc> key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the
"Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.
6. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.
7. During the system startup, press the <Ctrl> and the <A> keys simultaneously
to run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following
message:
Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility
The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller
Driver
The Adaptec 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-express host control-
ler 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 simultaneously written to two drives, so critical data
is always available even if a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality,
the X6DVA-4G2/X6DVA-EG2 is specially designed to keep pace with the increas-
ing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput
and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorporat-
ing the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro's
X6DVA-4G2/X6DVA-EG2 offers the user with the benefi ts of SATARAID without
the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.
Note: For the Adaptec 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 the Adaptec User's
Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.
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