Appendix A Via Vt8237A/8237S Sata Raid Introduction - MSI P4M900M2 Series User Manual

Appendix A
VIA VT8237A / VT8237S
SATA RAID Introduction
The Southbridge VT8237A / VT8237S (optional) provides a hybrid
solution that combines two independent SATA / SATAII (optional) ports
for support of up to two SATA / SATAII drives.
The key features of VT8237A / VT8237S SATA RAID are:
1. Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of
two SATA / SATAII hard disk drives allowed.
2. Supports RAID 0 or RAID 1.
3. 4 KB to 64 KB striping block size support.
4. Bootable disk or disk array support.
5. W indows-based RAID configure and management software
tool. (Compatible with BIOS)
6. Supports hot-swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array.
7. Microsoft W indows 98, Me, 2000, XP operating systems
support.
8. Event log for easy troubleshooting.