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1. ccccccccecsseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeens 37 11 1 Installation Caution cccccccccccsseceeceeeeeeseeeeeeceeeeeesseeceeseueeeesseaeeesseeeeeesaeeeeeas 37 11 2 Steps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 37 11 2 1 Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeees 37 11 3 Obtaining and Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 37 11 3 1 Installation SIC DS rior cecisanesizcsdsnentineaadeneacnctianteeduceuieadacaredansdsentecdsaretencuaeteentes 38 12 13 18 19 11 3 2 Installation Welcome Screen c cc ecccccecseeeceeceeeceeceeseessaeeeeseeeeeeeeeas 39 11 3 3 Installation License AQreeMent cccccseeeeeesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeas 39 11 3 4 Installation Choose Destination Location cccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeens 40 11 3 5 Installation Select Program FOIdEL ccccccceeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaeeeeees 40 11 3 6 Installation Setup Status isenesest 41 11 3 7 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete cccccsssseeeeeeseeeeeeees 42 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is Installed cccecceeee 43 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installed 45 13 1 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility ce eeeeeeeeees 45 132 RAID Driver File Properties sciesisn
2. file menu 5 When migration is complete Reboot Optional Use 3rd party application or Windows to create and format a new data partition on unused space if any see Note below O Note To ensure that non Windows partitions are kept intact the migration to RAID O does not utilize the extra space made available by adding the second hard drive To take advantage of the extra hard drive space you will need to do one of the following 1 Create a new partition using Windows Disk Management See Section 15 4 1 for instructions or 5 Extend the partition to fill the rest of the available space Windows does not natively include tools to do this but there are 3rd party software utilities to accomplish this such as PartitionMagic or Partition Commander 15 4 1 Creating a New Partition Using Windows Disk Management To create a new partition using Windows Disk Management complete the following steps Complete one of the following Step 1 tasks then proceed with the remaining steps la Right Click My Computer select Manage In the Computer Management program window left click Disk Management in the program tree on the left located under Storage subsection or lb Within the Control Panel Start Control Panel double click Administrative Tools In the window that appears double click Computer Management In the Computer Management program window left click Disk Management in the program t
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4. As Windows Setup begins press lt F6 gt to specify the RAID driver When queried by the installation screen press lt S gt to specify an additional device Insert the floppy disk labeled Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver and press lt Enter gt The following four files should be on this disk IASTOR INF I ASTOR SYS IASTOR CAT and TXTSETUP OEM Press lt Enter gt to select the Intel RAID Controller 5 Press lt Enter gt to continue with Windows Setup 9 1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette To create an F6 floppy diskette that contains the files that are needed when installing the driver via an F6 installation method complete the following steps 1 Download the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition or use the CD shipped with your motherboard which contains the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition can be downloaded from the following website http downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 961 2 The following four files need to be copied from the compressed CAB file which is contained inside the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition EXE package IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS IASTOR CAT and TXTSETUP OEM 3 To extract these files run C SETUP EXE A P C lt path gt as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of the README TXT 4 Once these files have been extracted copied the IASTO
5. ho Lon Ebi Choose the strip value best suited to your RAID usage model The following are typical values 16KB Best for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 29 Intel RAID Option ROM Niel 3 Select the strip value for the RAID 0 array by scrolling through the available values by using the lt a gt or lt a gt keys and pressing the lt Enter gt key to select and advance to the next field e The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Some suggested selections are listed below The default selection is 128KB 16 KB Best for sequential transfers 64 KB Good general purpose strip size 128 KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 4 From the Strip size press the lt Tab gt or lt ENTER gt key to advance to the Create Volume prompt The window will appears as follows Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 Name RAID _Volumel Strip Size 128KB RAID Level RAIDO Striping Capacity 223 5GB Create Volume Press ENTER to Create the specified volume t Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 30 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM 5 Press the lt Enter gt key to create the specified
6. Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 16 1 3 titled Strip Size Descriptions 16 1 3 Strip Size Descriptions 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 32KB Good for sequential transfers User s Manual 55 RAID Migration Instructions Niel 16 1 4 WARNINGS D Carefully read the next two dialog boxes that appear and decide if you wish to continue Please note that once you have selected Migrate on Step 3 of 3 the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialog boxes Intel R Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator will now claim disks to be used in creating a new volume This operation will DELETE ALL ESISTING DATA from the RAID controlled hard drives and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding The Following diskts will be claimed Fort 1 ST312002345 Do you wank ko continue Intel R Application Accelerator This operation will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA From the RAID controlled hard drives and the data cannot be re
7. SATA and IDE data cables 76 User s Manual C 4 User s Manual Serial ATA System Requirements To use Serial ATA SATA your system must meet ALL of the following requirements e SATA compatible logic either on the motherboard or on a Serial ATA adapter card e SATA compatible BIOS e SATA aware device driver for the operating system e Generation 1 compatible SATA device such as a hard drive e A SATA data cable e A SATA power cable Serial ATA Data Cable Serial ATA SATA data cables are 7 pin cables Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA data cables can be up to 1 meter 39 inches in length The following illustration shows an example of a SATA data cable 11 Serial ATA C 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 78 intel Serial ATA Power Cable Serial ATA power cables are usually 4 or 5 pin cables with 15 pin connectors SATA power cables currently use an IDE ATAPI to SATA power adaptor One end of the SATA power cable is a typical 4 pin IDE ATAPI power connector which gets connected to an unused power cable from the power supply and the other end 15 pin connector gets connected to the SATA hard drive The following illustration shows an example of a SATA power cable Are a Serial ATA Data and Power Cable Needed for Serial ATA In order to take advantage of Serial ATA SATA SATA data and power cables are required These SATA cables h
8. ERABLE t Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume 3 Confirm the volume deletion by pressing the lt Y gt key 34 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM Miei 10 3 4 Reset Disks to Non RAID D Warning By performing this operation all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures will be lost 4 Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press the lt Enter gt key to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives and the following window will appear Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 woe SSS Resetting all RAID data will remove any internal RAID structures from all RAID disks including disks with working volumes These structures are used to maintain the RAID volumes By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk that can then be used or reallocated to a new RAID volume Are you sure you want to reset all RAID data Y N Non RAID Disks None defined t1 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu O Note Possible reasons to Reset Disks to Non RAID could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk 2 Confirm the selection by pressing the lt Y gt key User s Manual 35 Intel RAID Option ROM 36 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 11 1 D C
9. IFEMICINS ehsecede hosel dsl Sundl a O A R R 77 C 4 Serial ATA Data Cable x cccusveaecenaticnccosescaayacavenacdaatenesooetuneconesecccaseieearseeecchaeederenetiens 77 C 5 Sendt A TA POWEr Cables nerra an AE serene ccaiees 78 C 6 Are a Serial ATA Data and Power Cable Needed for Serial ATA 008 78 C 7 Mixing Matching Serial ATA Hard Drives with IDE Hard Drives ee 78 C 8 Using IDE to Serial ATA Adaptors niiina a a a 78 C 9 Theoretical Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes cceeeeeeeeees 79 KOSS ANY states Recta sca aid at cet lee aaa delete sew Weed Satta ca Te se leads 80 5 Figures Figure 1 RAID Osisa tena tasaseuatarabideiataotiantasotstataiaaesbiabidenesaatotedsaioeeieiatids paabalinnasetadearasetneatss 13 Tables Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes cc eeeeee 79 6 User s Manual Revision History Revision Description Revision Date Number 1 0 Initial Release March 20 2003 Document Conventions Throughout this document symbols are used to indicate important messages to the reader These are marked as note important note caution or warning O Note Note and Important Note Means reader take note Notes can also contain helpful suggestions or references D Caution Caution This symbol means reader be careful D Warning Warning Not following these instructions might render the system unusable Certain functions may a
10. New RAID Volume eeeeeee 57 16 2 Migration Process May Take Considerable Time to Complete 000c000 57 16 31 SUCCESSI MIGI sc4sextrse ices a kg eat dale ees eee eet estes 58 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID EdItion ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 59 WZ MAST WaN xslt Sit sel cesar tice cde ed lala hal acer Ue ed ectuldb inet Daicated fall atnay ide eases Gare 59 L2 WHINGOWS JCP saz eit ot eit etait ae sec cial dea areas Rone uot eal alco ua 59 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP ccccccseececeeeceeceeeceeeseeeeeesseeeeessaeeeeeaees 61 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility cece cesses sees ae eeeeeeeeeeeeeenaeaeees 63 191 DESCRONORiaia t2icerssancaneurndaniaradensanatebataddlantividsnsabsuadteblunetssaksadarsttedasatsias endinaaearoaed 63 19 2 Create Volume Manually cccccccccsesceecseeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeesseeeeesseeeessaneeesseeeeeesaass 63 19 2 1 Step 1 of 2 Select the RAID Volume Name and Strip Size 65 19 2 2 Strip Size DESCripliONnS sic ee eet aici a ws 65 19 2539 AWARINING Sa sisizcatpva saan eatvaeeutty seca E 66 19 2 4 Step 2 of 2 Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume ccceeees 67 19 3 SUCCESSIUN Creal iese ther teehee atch teas atta cua a E 67 19 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions ccecccseeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeees 67 19 4 1 Status Entries for Physical Disk
11. Parameters cccccccesseeeeeeeeeeeees 68 19 4 2 Status Entries for Volume Parameters ccccccseccccseeeeceeeeeseeeeeeaeees 68 User s Manual intel 20 21 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D User s Manual 19 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition I V aeaeo aaa a a a a a 68 19 6 Support Tab Informattion ccccccccccseeecceeeseseeceeeseeeeeeeeeseeeseeeeeseeseeeesseaeeeeeeaaaess 70 WFOUDIESHOOUIAG eseri sretao a E a E O ON EE E 71 Frequently Asked Questions FAQS siccciiicntdceccssxcsaihacaisedawaniedetexcolcceldnassaneeauadwonedaditeedded 72 How t ld entity the Intel GHipSet ssisieieteseastetided Madaket eked de 73 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets cceeeeceeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeees 74 B 1 J SSCMD MOM rete thanicenencrtonateresm mn a iuatsteastea ncn tauniut sassnnd aa 74 B 2 Obtaining the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 74 B 3 Confirming Installation of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 74 B 4 TW FOUDIESMOOUING insna E tone escalate eee neers ee 75 SS AN TA esheets Sete cra tees Sout ast alone Suse aseue eles poet aaa elona sae eee eho nee arc eee 76 C 1 DSS CHOON oaaae tickets Meh vaeee ella hater echoed eeuaee eae 76 C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE ccccccsssseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeeees 76 C 3 SVSTSCM1 FEQU
12. R INF IASTOR SYS ASTOR CAT and TXTSETUP OEM files to a floppy diskette Note These files should be in the root directory of the floppy Any spaces in the pathname or filename require quotes around the pathname or filename The switches do not require quotes For example C My Documents setup exe A P User s Manual 25 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System Install 9 2 26 intel Installation Using F6 Method When you start the installation of Windows XP you most likely will be presented with a message stating Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this occurs the instructions below document how to install the RAID driver To install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver using the F6 installation method complete the following steps After completing these steps and the operating system has been successfully installed you will still need to install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition by running the typical Setup exe process 1 Press F6 when prompted in the status line with the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message at the beginning of Windows XP setup during text mode phase Note After pressing F6 setup will temporarily continue loading drivers and then you will be prompted with a screen to load support for mass storage d
13. SATA controller and the operating system would no longer use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver For instructions on how to manually uninstall the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition please refer to Section 17 2 titled Windows XP Windows XP To manually uninstall the Intel Application RAID Edition from your system complete the following steps Important Note All the data on the RAID controlled hard drive s will be DELETED and will not be accessible after completing these steps Backup all important data before proceeding 1 Reboot the system 2 Depending on your system configuration complete one of the following set of tasks If System has Intel RAID Option ROM Installed a Enter the Intel RAID Option ROM Setup by pressing the Ctrl and 1 CTRL 1 keys at the appropriate time during boot up Note If your system does not appear to have Intel RAID Option ROM installed skip to step 2d below b Once you have entered the Intel RAID Option ROM Setup select menu option 3 to Reset disks to non RAID c Exit the Intel Option ROM Setup or 59 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition ntel If System Does Not Have Intel RAID Option ROM Installed d Enter the system BIOS Setup usually done by pressing a key such as F2 or Delete during boot up e Change the IDE configuration for the RAID controlled hard drive s from RAID to IDE 3 Delete any par
14. Z3AS 3KAQJIZJ 111 7GB Yes 1 ST3120023A5 3KAQHOMO 111 7GB Yes Press lt CTRL I gt to enter Configuration Utility After the above message appears press the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility O Note The following procedure should only be used with a newly built system or if you are reinstalling your operating system The following procedure should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID 0 After pressing the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously the following window will appear Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Status Bootable 0 ST3120023A5 3KA0J1ZI 111 7GB Yes 1 ST3120023AS 3KAOHOMO 111 7GB Yes 28 User s Manual L 2 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key and the following window will appear RAID Volumel Strip Size 128KB RAID Level RAIDO Striping Capacity 223 5GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and can not contain special characters Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the lt TAB gt or lt ENTER gt key to advance to the next field Name RAID_Volume1 Strip Size RAID Level RAIDO Striping Capacity 223 5GB Oh af
15. ademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others Copyright 2003 Intel Corporation intel Contents ao A O N User s Manual Scope OF TNS DOCUMEMN aesdeccsacecsnacestcnecaecesusberedeend aia NE A Oaa EENEN DSTO EAEN eA 9 RAID T 61 0 60 0 0 6 eee 11 PAD O PIG eae ot seeesatte es atecononeaceectccndsneieeeteonqse E E 13 RAID Migration Feature ccccccscccccsssececseseeeceeececseeseeessaeeessaaeeeeseaueeessageeeesageeessseseeeees 15 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition cccccccccecsseeeeeeeeeeeeseeseeeseeeeesseeeeeeesaeeeeeeas 17 5 1 JSS CHD Ol DOE A E E E EE E E A E E E E E E T 17 5 2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition cceceeeeees 17 Seral ATA a secs ce sere eset tee oe eeevetsee nee ae canta essen se oeacia dv ndanseicu ects eeneaseh eae vios eee aeeeees 19 6 1 DESCHODT E E EE 19 6 2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives siicssesiccchesccvnshesacemsacscbesewaeriicaesdraleasereoenaniee das 19 BIOS Importance SettinGS cc cccsceccesccsseeceessceseeeeeseceseeeeescceseeeesscceeneeesscceeneeesscseeees 21 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards 000cc0ee 23 8 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets ccceccccceecssseeseeeeseeeeeeeeeasaeees 23 8 2 Create RAID 0 Volume ss cnet caihcanah ca eeaanu
16. assume classic mode e Click on Start Button Control Panel e Double click on the System icon e Select the Hardware tab e Select Device Manager button Expand the SCSI and RAID Controllers entry Right click on the Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller Select the Driver tab Select the Driver Details button 1aStor sys should be displayed in the window as the following image illustrates User s Manual 43 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is Installed This page is intentionally left blank 44 User s Manual Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Inste 13 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installed There are two different ways to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is installed e Use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility e Locate the RAID driver iaStor sys itself and view the file properties 13 1 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility e Run the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility from the following Start Menu path Start gt All Programs gt Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Application Accelerator e Click the Device Information Tab e Single left click the Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller item in the Devices tree e Then look for a parameter in the Parameters list box t
17. aticedenaaientsueiicetnibodeninncesualaveicatunestieineetineicn 24 8 3 Delete RAID Volume ccccccssseecccsececcescecceeseeecsaeeecsaeceeseaseeessseeessaueeessaaeees 24 8 4 RoS RAID 1 Aer sc eraisaua Soacaudenain asiatentawsmcnesqundenmauandns soiceauieduawedotueriupeuadiemaneergmens 24 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System ISAM IE SEE IE AI E O A E E A P A E E AEN T 25 9 1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette ccccccsseseeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 25 9 2 Installation Using F6 Method cccccccssceeceeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeesessaeseeeessasaaeeeess 26 Intel RAID Option ROM ccceccccecccceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeessseeeseeeeeeeeessaaaaeeeeeeeeessaaegeees 27 101 DG SCHOO sssaaa a E EEE 27 10 2 Confirming Version of Intel RAID Option ROM Installed ccceeeeeeeteeeees 27 10 3 Using the Intel RAID Option ROM cc cccccccceceeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesseeeseeeeeeeessaeeeeees 27 10 3 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes ccceeeeseeeeeees 27 10 3 2 Create RAID 0 Volume n nononnnnnnnennnnenennnnnonrnnnnnsrnnnnessnnnrnnsrnrreesnnnerenne 28 10 3 3 Delete RAID VOlIUMG cc cccccccceecceceeeeeeseeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeeessaeeeeesaeeeeesaes 33 10 3 4 Reset Disks to Non RAID cc ccccccccseeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseseeeeseeeeesaaeeeeens 35 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition
18. aution 11 2 11 2 1 11 3 User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installation Caution The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver may be used to operate the hard drive from which the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or un install this driver from the system after installation however you will have the ability to un install all other non driver components The following non driver components can be un installed e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility e Help Documentation e Start Menu Shortcuts e System Tray Icon Service e RAID Monitor Service Steps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager Before installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition there should be NO conflicts e g yellow exclamation points or red X s in Device Manager under Hard Disk Controllers Device Manager can be accessed by going to Start Button Settings Control Panel System Device Manager Often installing the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility will resolve conflicts where the operating system does not properly recognize the Intel device Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility Obtaining and Installing th
19. ave a new design configuration you cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives as they physically do not fit the SATA devices Mixing Matching Serial ATA Hard Drives with IDE Hard Drives If your motherboard has a supported Intel chipset and provides both IDE and Serial ATA connections you can use both Serial ATA and IDE hard drives in the system Note that Serial ATA hard drives use different data and power cables than IDE devices In order to use both IDE and Serial ATA hard drives in a RAID configuration please refer to Section 19 2 titled Create Volume Manually for additional information Using IDE to Serial ATA Adaptors Using IDE to Serial ATA adaptors also referred to as Serial ATA converter or device side dongle to connect IDE hard drives to Serial ATA ports is not recommended Intel recommends that you only connect Serial ATA hard drives to Serial ATA ports IDE to Serial ATA Adapters are not recommended for use with Intel RAID Technology as these devices have not been validated for use in Intel platforms Intel does not provide support for configurations using IDE to Serial ATA Adapters User s Manual Serial ATA C 9 Theoretical Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes The table below lists different transfer modes Serial ATA SATA devices support along with the theoretical transfer rate Please refer to the documentation that was bundled with your device
20. before the system can load the Intel RAID Option ROM code for Intel RAID 1 Enter the BIOS Setup program by pressing the lt F2 gt key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins Select the Advanced menu then the Drive Configuration menu Switch the Drive Mode option from Legacy to Enhanced Switch the SoftRAID option to Enabled Press lt F10 gt to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program oe a Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets Please refer to Section 10 for illustration examples of the Intel RAID Option ROM windows The Serial ATA RAID set must be configured in the RAID Configuration utility During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds Press lt Ctrl l gt to enter Raid Configuration utility After the above message appears press the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously User s Manual 93 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards intel 8 2 Create RAID 0 Volume O Note Please refer to Section 10 for illustration examples of the Intel RAID Option ROM windows 1 Select option 7 Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key 2 Select the strip value for the RAID 0 array by scrolling through the available values by using the lt gt or lt W gt keys and pressing the lt Enter gt key 3 The available values range from 4 KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chos
21. celerator RAID Edition is an advanced software technology that enables a properly configured PC known as a RAID Ready system to be easily converted into a high performance RAID 0 configuration by simply adding a Serial ATA hard drive to the system and invoking the RAID migration process from within Windows The migration to a RAID O configuration is performed without the traditional requirements of an operating system re install All applications and data remain intact The migration process itself can take up to several hours depending on the size of the hard drives being converted but the system is still fully functional while the migration is being performed it is possible to conduct other activities such as surf the Web and or run productivity applications while the system is being migrated The only limitation is that some disk intensive tasks may experience slower performance during a RAID migration The RAID migration feature also features advanced safety algorithms to ensure that an interrupted migration does not result in data loss or corruption If the migration process is interrupted via a power loss or system reset the migration will resume from the point of it s most recent progress upon the next system reboot 15 RAID Migration Feature This page is intentionally left blank 16 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 5 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 5 1 Description The In
22. cially for reading and writing large sequential files Real world usage models where RAID 0 can be of particular benefit include loading large files into an image editing application such as Adobe Photoshop saving large movie files in a video editing application such as Adobe Premiere or creating CD or DVD images with a CD DVD authoring package such as Roxio Easy CD Creator The hard drives in a RAID 0 array are combined to form one volume which appears as a single virtual drive to the operating system For example two 40 GB hard drives in a RAID 0 array will appear as a single 80 GB hard drive to the operating system No redundancy information is stored in a RAID 0 array This means that if one hard drive fails all data on both drives is lost This lack of redundancy is also reflected by the RAID level 0 which indicates no redundancy RAID O is not recommended for use in servers or other environments where data redundancy is a primary goal Figure 1 RAID 0 User s Manual Minimum Disks 2 Advantage Highest transfer rates Redundancy None if one disk fails all data will be lost Application Typically used in desktops and workstations for maximum performance for temporary data and high I O rate 13 RAID 0 Striping This page is intentionally left blank 14 User s Manual intel 4 User s Manual RAID Migration Feature RAID Migration Feature The RAID migration feature in the Intel Application Ac
23. cotsentcitninacoastennchvamconcteddutariatiundatntie A A 45 Issues During Installation c ccc cccecccceececeeeeeceececeeeeeceeeeeseecessaeeeseeeeesaueeesaueesseeesaeeeesaes 47 14 1 Symptom Incompatible Hardware cccccecccccseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeesseeeeeeseeeeeessees 47 14 2 Symptom Operating System Not Supported 1 0 0 0 cceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 47 BEAD CAG tacct ann zh nate tacntease caansanseaceaanwatanesanycncnmaadsneancadesatasbanbban ees masnasnaieaasdscuanadieais 49 15 1 RAID Ready Definition cee cccccccseeeceeeeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeesaeeeeeeesaeaseeeessaeeeeeeessaaess 49 15 2 RAID Ready System Requirements cccccccssesseceeeesesseeeeessaseeeesseasseeeenseases 49 15 3 Steps on Setting Up a RAID Ready System ccceecececseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeseeesseeeeeeas 49 15 4 Converting a RAID Ready System into RAID 0 System with Migration Feature 49 15 4 1 Creating a New Partition Using Windows Disk Managemenrt 50 RAID Migration INSTUCTIONS asa aa a eed acct eee 51 16 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing DiSk cccccccccceseceeceeseeeeceeeeeeeeeeseeseeeeeeeas 53 16 1 1 Step 1 of 3 Select Source DISK 0 0 eeceeeeeeeeeeeenseeeeeeeenseneeeeeneas 54 16 1 2 Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID Volume Name and Strip Size 55 16 13 Strip Size Descrip ON S ce irsere aa a 55 16 4 WARNINGS a aaa a a a 56 16 1 5 Step 3 of 3 Confirm Creation of
24. covered Backup all important data before proceeding Do you want to continue 56 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions intel 16 1 5 Step 3 of 3 Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume For step 3 confirm the creation of the new RAID volume and then click Migrate Step Jof 3 Confirm creation of the new RAID volume New RAID Volume Information Parameter Male o O RAID Volume Mame E ample RAID Level 0 Size 223 5 GB Strip Size 126 KB Source Disk Mon RAIO Disk SEAT A Serial Number s of Target Disk s Member Disk SE AQITA Member Disk SEAQUHOMO r Back Migrate f Cancel 16 2 Migration Process May Take Considerable Time to Complete The migration process may take up to two hours to complete depending on the size of the disks being used and the strip size selected A dialog window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete and you must click Yes in order to start the migration While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration process starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration process where it left off You will be provided with an estimated completion time once the migration process starts as illustrated in the following example User s Manual 57 RAID Migration Instructions Migrati
25. e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is most likely supplied on a CD ROM that was included with your motherboard or system 37 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition A Note 11 3 1 38 intel If needed the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition can also be downloaded from the following Intel website http support intel com support go iaa tti_r htm The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is available for supported operating systems see http support intel com support chipsetsiiaa_raid supported htm in both English laarxx_enu exe and multi language iaarxx_multi exe versions An included README TXT file covers topics such as system requirements basic installation instructions and advanced installation instructions A Release Notes document is located at the following website http appsr intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 961 A Known Compatibility Issues document is located at the following website http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid compat htm After the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been downloaded from the Intel website to a known location on your hard drive you need to run the file iaarxx_enu exe English version or jaarxx_multi exe multi language Running the file can be done by double clicking on the file name The installation program should launch after you double click
26. e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition after the operating system is installed See Section 11 3 for where the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition can be downloaded To create a volume from an existing disk complete the following steps A Create from Existing Disk operation will delete all existing data from the added disk and the data cannot be recovered It s critical to backup all important data on the added disk before proceeding However during the migration process the data on the source disk is preserved User s Manual 51 RAID Migration Instructions intel After the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link and the following window will appear The Physical Disks listed in your system can differ from the following illustration Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Fie RAID View Help RAIL Device Information Fieport Support RAID SubSysten Device Information Right click on the device for actions Intel A b2801ER S474 RAID Controller Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller A RAID Volumes Physical Disks ey Port 0 57312002345 Right click on AAD Yolumes to creale a new RAID volume 52 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions intel 16 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk right mouse c
27. e facilities and proper tools and training Identifying the Intel chipset components located in your computer can usually be done by looking at the motherboard for the chipset markings Chipsets are comprised of multiple components and the website listed below shows the combinations that make up the various Intel 800 series of chipsets O Note Intel strongly recommends that you do not try removing any heatsink attached to your chipset if present in order to view the chipset markings Chipset Photo Examples see http support intel com support chipsets inf identify htm User s Manual 73 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets intel Appendix B Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets B 1 Description The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility formerly referred to as Intel INF Installation Utility for Intel chipsets was developed for updating certain versions of Windows This utility allows the operating system to correctly identify the Intel chipset components and properly configure the system The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility installs specific Windows INF files The INF files inform the operating system about how to properly configure the chipset for specific functionality such as AGP USB Core PCI and ISA PnP services For more details about the specific INF files that are updated please refer to the README TXT file that is included with the Intel Chipse
28. ed with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid suppchip htm The Intel RAID Option ROM is a PnP option ROM that provides a pre operating system user interface for the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services Int13h Confirming Version of Intel RAID Option ROM Installed There is only one way to determine which version of the Intel RAID Option ROM has been integrated into the system BIOS e Press the CTRL i keys when you see the Intel R RAID for Serial ATA status screen appear should appear early in system boot up during the Power On Self Test POST e Located in the top right corner you should see a version number in the following format V3 0 0 xxxx Using the Intel RAID Option ROM Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM During the Power On Self Test POST the following message will appear for a few seconds The Drive Model Serial and Size listed in your system can differ from the following example User s Manual 27 Intel RAID Option ROM Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID BIOS v3 0 0 2307 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Status Bootable 0 STSIZO0
29. en based on the planned drive usage Some suggested selections are listed below The default selection is 128 KB e 16 KB low disk usage 64 KB typical disk usage 128 KB performance disk usage 4 Atthe Create Volume prompt press the lt Enter gt key to create the array Confirm this selection by pressing the lt Y gt key after the prompt 5 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the lt Enter gt key to exit the RAID Configuration utility Confirm the exit by pressing the lt Y gt key Delete RAID Volume Please refer to Section 10 for illustration examples of the Intel RAID Option ROM windows All data on the RAID drives will be lost 1 Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key to delete the RAID volume 2 Press the lt Delete gt key to delete the RAID volume Confirm the volume deletion by pressing the lt Y gt key Reset RAID Data Please refer to Section 10 for illustration examples of the Intel RAID Option ROM windows All data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures will be lost 1 Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID and press the lt Enter gt key to delete the RAID set and remove any RAID structures from the drives 2 Confirm the selection by pressing the lt Y gt key 24 User s Manual Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During C 9 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System Install
30. es Select a resource your default web browser will oper Resource Top Technical lesues http support intel com supporkgo laa ttr htm Knowledge Base http support intel com support goriaa kb htm Intel 4oplication Accelerator RAID Edition Downloads http support intel comsupporkgo iaadownloads_r htm 70 User s Manual Troubleshooting intel 20 Troubleshooting Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets aa_raid index htm User s Manual 71 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs a tel 21 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition website for Frequently Asked Questions FAQs http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid index htm 12 User s Manual How to Identify the Intel Chipset intel Appendix A How to Identify the Intel Chipset If you are unsure which Intel chipset is located in your computer first check the documentation that came with the computer for this information If this is not successful the Intel Chipset Identification Utility provides an easy way to identify the specific Intel chipset that is located on your motherboard The Intel Chipset Identification Utility can be downloaded from the following Intel website http support intel com support chipsets inf chipsetid htm If Windows has properly identi
31. evice s Press the S key to Specify Additional Device 3 You will be prompted to Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Once prompted insert the floppy disk containing the following four files IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS IASTOR CAT and TXTSETUP OEM and press ENTER See Section 9 1 titled Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette for instructions on how to extract these four files from the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup exe file 4 After pressing ENTER you should be presented with a list of available SCSI Adapters it should list Intel R 82801ER Serial RAID Controller Select this entry and press ENTER 5 The next screen should confirm that you have selected the Intel R RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue 6 At this point you have successfully F6 ed in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver and Windows XP setup should continue Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again to the Windows installation folders Once Windows setup has copied these four files again you should then remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed User s Manual 10 10 1 10 2 10 3 10 3 1 O Note Intel RAID Option ROM Intel RAID Option ROM Description The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrat
32. fied your Intel chipset you should be able to look at Device Manager in Windows to identify your Intel chipset http support intel com support chipsets deviceman htm O Note Ifthe above options do not provide the necessary information a qualified professional may be able to assist you in determining the chipset included in your system A qualified professional should be able to properly identify the chipset while taking all necessary precautions to safeguard your system If you choose to take your system to a qualified professional you will be responsible for all associated costs Important Note The section below is for qualified and trained professionals only Please do not follow the instructions listed below unless you are a qualified and trained professional Only qualified and trained professionals should open a computer system Some system manufacturers may void your warranty if you open the case Check with the manufacturer if you have any concerns about this before proceeding Important Note Please do not follow the instructions listed below or attempt to open a computer system unless you are a qualified and trained professional Qualified and trained professionals shall take all necessary precautions to avoid damage to all computer systems such as but not limited to disconnecting the power before opening the case using proper electrostatic discharge ESD precautions including ground straps gloves ESD mats having suitabl
33. grade from a single Serial ATA SATA hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system without loss of data Physical disks attached to a RAID controller Integrated Drive Electronics IDE to Serial ATA Adaptor Also referred to as Serial ATA converter or device side dongle Connects IDE hard drive to Serial ATA port ICH5R Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub Intel Option ROM Standard PnP option ROM that provides a pre operating system user interface for the Intel RAID implementation Also allows boot order to be selected from within the BlIOSes setup utility Serial ATA port connector on a motherboard identified as PortO Serial ATA port connector on a motherboard identified as Port1 RAID 0 Data striping Array RAID 0 stripes the data across all the drives but doesn t utilize parity This RAID level is designed for speed and is the fastest of the RAID levels but provides the least protection RAID 1 Mirrored Disk Array RAID 1 requires that each primary data disk have a mirrored disk The contents of the primary disk and the mirror disk are identical RAID 1 provides the best data protection but is slower than RAID level 0 Note Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition version 3 0 does not support RAID 1 RAID Array A group of physical disk drives managed by either hardware software or a combination of both RAID Ready Term used to describe a system that an end u
34. ication Accelerator RAID Edition Utility 19 4 1 Status Entries for Physical Disk Parameters Indicates the health of the disk Disk is present and functioning as expected Error Occurred Disk has exceeded its unrecoverable threshold Disk will continue to be accessed if it s a member of a RAID 0 volume SMART Event Disk has exceeded its recoverable error threshold and is at risk of failure Incompatible Version Disk has RAID meta data on it but its version is incompatible with the current version of RAID software Updated version might be needed in order to resolve 19 4 2 Status Entries for Volume Parameters Indicates the health of the RAID volume Volume data is fully accessible to host Failed One or more disks are missing or have failed and the volume will complete all I O requests with a failing status Migrating A RAID volume topology RAID level strip size capacity etc is changing 19 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility allows you to generate and view a report Everything that appears for each device in your system except for the Serial s can be generated into a report This information can be very helpful if you need assistance from Intel Customer Support To generate and view a report simply arrow up and click on File located at the top left of the window arrow down to Report a
35. itled Driver Version This should have a version number in the following format 3 0 0 xxxx 13 2 RAID Driver File Properties e Locate the file iaStor sys within the following path lt System Root gt Windows System32 Drivers e Right click on iaStor sys and select Properties e Select the Version tab e Located at the top of this tab s view should be a parameter call File version Next to it is the RAID Driver version It should have a version number in the following format 3 0 0 xxxx User s Manual 45 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installed This page is intentionally left blank 46 intel User s Manual Issues During Installation 14 Issues During Installation 14 1 Symptom Incompatible Hardware The following error message occurs during installation Question Incompatible hardware This software is not supported on this chipset Please select tf Yes to view the Readme File For a list of supported products Refer to section 2 titled System Requirements Mo Resolution This issue is resolved by installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition on a system with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid suppchip htm 14 2 Symptom Operating System Not Supported The following error message occurs during installation Information a SI Ci This operating sys
36. lick on RAID Volumes and select Create From Existing Disk to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Repatt Support RAID SubSpstem Device Information Right click on the device for actions RAID Yolumes Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller i ERE I Physical O a i 2 Port O Create From Existing Disk Aight click on RAID Volumes to create a new y RAID volume Ca 7 Note Note Creating a RAID volume from an existing disk can also be accomplished by clicking on the RAID file menu and then arrow down and click on Create Volume from Existing Disk User s Manual 53 RAID Migration Instructions 16 1 1 D Warning 54 Step 1 of 3 Select Source Disk For Step 1 select the source disk that you wish to use and then click Next It is very important to note which disk is the source disk the one containing all of the information to be migrated and which one is the target disk On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port e g Port 0 or Port 1 the single disk is attached to You can also use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility before the second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains all the data Step 1 of 3 Before creating your new RAID Yolume you must ch
37. ll DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA From the RAID controlled hard driveis and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding Do vou wank ko continue 66 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility intel 19 2 4 Step 2 of 2 Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume For Step 2 confirm the creation of the new RAID volume and then click Create Step 2 of 2 Confirm creation of the new RAID volume New RAID Volume Informatian Parameter RAID Volume Name Example RAID Level 0 Size 223 5 GB Strip Size 126 KB Seral Numbers of Target Disk s Member Disk SEAT A Member Disk SEAQHOUMO ST 7 Back Create D Cancel Tie _ __ Se 19 3 Successful Creation If the manual volume creation process was completed successfully the following dialog window will appear Intel R Application Accelerator Eg E 1 y 1 RAID volume created successfully 19 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility displays a wide variety of information including the status of the physical disk parameters and the volume parameters The status of the physical disk parameters indicates the health of the disk while the status of the volume parameters indicates the health of the RAID volume Listed below are descriptions on the different disk and volume parameters that could appear User s Manual 67 Intel Appl
38. lso have consequences that you need to be aware of User s Manual 7 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual User s Manual Scope of This Document Scope of This Document This document discusses how to properly configure your system when using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition The issues discussed in this guide are only relevant on systems implementing a RAID solution and using a supported Intel chipset and supported operating system e Supported Intel chipsets http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid suppchip htm e Supported operating system http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid supported htm Please note that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition does NOT support Beta or pre released versions of any Windows operating systems The majority of the issues contained in this document are related to either software configuration or hardware integration Intel is not responsible for the software written by third party vendors or the implementation of Intel components in the products of third party manufacturers Customers should always contact the place of purchase or system software manufacturer with support questions about their specific hardware or software configuration Scope of This Document This page is intentionally left blank 10 User s Manual User s Manual RAID Background RAID Background RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks was originally co
39. n the device for actions RAID Yolumes E a Intell S2801ER SATA RAID Controller Era H Physical D 7 Create From Existing Disk Aight click on RAID Volumes to create a new RAID volume Note Manually creating a RAID volume can also be accomplished by clicking on the RAID file menu and then arrow down and click on Create Volume Manually 64 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility ntel 19 2 1 Step 1 of 2 Select the RAID Volume Name and Strip Size For Step 1 select the RAID volume name and strip size and then click Next Step 1 of 2 Select the RAID volume name and strip size M Select Name Maxinum of 16 characters RAID Volume m Select RAID Level RAID O T SKE 16KB 32KB 64KB 126KB The optimal setting i 128K 6 Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation anos RAID Volume Name A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the RAID_Volume1 text currently appears above The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCH characters Strip Sizes Select the desired strip size setting As indicated the optimal setting is 128KB Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to you
40. nceived at the University of California at Berkeley in 1987 by David A Patterson Garth Gibson and Randy H Katz The focus of their research was to improve storage subsystem performance and reliability As a result of their findings they proposed five levels of RAID RAID 0 RAID 5 to provide a balance of performance and data protection Each RAID level is designed for speed data protection or a combination of both Patterson Gibson and Katz published their findings in a document titled A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks RAID This document is archived at the University of California Berkeley http sunsite berkeley edu TechRepPages CSD 87 391 RAID was designed to improve the way computers manage and access mass storage of data by providing an independent and redundant system of disks Instead of writing to one Single Large Expensive Disk SLED RAID writes to multiple independent disks 11 RAID Background This page is intentionally left blank 12 User s Manual In 3 tal RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 leverages the read write capabilities of two or more hard drives working in unison to maximize the storage performance of a computer system Data in a RAID 0 array is arranged into blocks that are interleaved among the disks so that reads and writes can be performed in parallel see below diagram This technique known as striping is the fastest of all of the RAID levels espe
41. nd then over to the right and click on View as illustrated in the following example 68 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility intel Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition SEE wie RAID View Help Commit Changes Now Ctrl Z Report Device Information Aight click on the device tor ach ten at Example Flag Intef S2801ER SATA RAID Controller Value AS RAID Volumes Status Normal Selecting View option The report will be generated and you will automatically be taken to the Report tab where you can view all the system information Selecting Save option The report can be saved to a location on your hard drive and then viewed with a text viewer such as Notepad or WordPad User s Manual 69 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility a Niel 19 6 Support Tab Information The Support tab contains links to different Intel Customer Support websites if you would like to obtain information on any of the following topics related to the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition e Top Technical Issues e Knowledge Base e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Downloads The following illustration shows an example of the Support tab amp Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Fie RAID View Help RAID Device Information Repot Support Prior to contacting technical support please refer to the following resourc
42. on Progress Migration is in progress When migration i complete you Will need to reboot your system to use the entire volume Capacity 2 6 Complete Time Remaining 1 hr 34 min 43 sec 16 3 Successful Migration If the migration process was completed successfully the following dialog window will appear Intel R Application Accelerator RAID volume created From an existing disk successfully The system will need to be sf rebooted to use the Full capacity of your new volume Do you want bo reboot your system now Ho A Note You must reboot your system in order to use the full capacity of the new volume 58 User s Manual 17 2 User s Manual Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Uninstall Warning CRITICAL WARNING Removing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition from a system that has been configured as RAID will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA from the RAID controlled hard drive s and the data cannot be recovered It is critical that you backup all important data before proceeding Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator would render all data on any existing RAID Volumes inaccessible and therefore it cannot be automatically uninstalled It is recommended that any RAID volume be deleted before disabling the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller Disabling the Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller would re enable the
43. on the file name Click on the Next button at the Welcome screen Read the license agreement and click on the Yes button to accept the license terms and continue Click on the Next button to install the driver in the default folder location Click on the Next button to create the default Program Folder The driver files will now be installed When finished installing select the Yes button for the reboot option and click on the Finish button to restart your computer The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition should now be installed The instructions above assume that the Intel RAID Option ROM and BIOS have been configured correctly and the RAID driver has been installed using the F6 installation method see Section 9 2 titled Installation Using F6 Method for additional information Installation Steps After clicking on the EXE file installation will begin and the following screen will temporarily appear InstallShield Wizard InteR Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is preparing the Installs hield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please walt TTT Cancel User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition intel 11 3 2 Installation Welcome Screen Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Welcome to the Installs hield R Wizard f
44. oose a source disk from existing disks The current data on the disk you choose will automatically be transferred to your new RAID Volume M Select Existing Disk Member Serial Number GB Free T otal WPort 0 STatz2002345 aka 111 7 fe Port 1 ST312002345 3KAO0HOMO 111 7 7111 7 o Nest gt Cancel User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions intel 16 1 2 Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID Volume Name and Strip Size For Step 2 select the RAID volume name and strip size and then click Next Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID volume name and strip size m Select Name Maxinium of 16 characters TRAD Volume m Select RAID Level RADO i Soar Gip Gize gt Cake C SKB 16KB C 32kB C 64KB 128KB The optimal setting i 128K 6 Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation g Back Cancel RAID Volume Name A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the RAID_Volume1 text currently appears above The RAID volume name has a maximum limit of 16 characters The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters Strip Sizes Select the desired strip size setting As indicated the optimal setting is 128KB Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model
45. or contact the hardware manufacturer for more information about your specific device This table contains theoretical transfer rates of SATA transfer modes supported by the Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub Your actual transfer rates can vary from the information contained in this table In order to take advantage of Serial ATA your system must meet specific requirements Please refer to Appendix C 3 for more information Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes p Mode Theoretical Transfer Rate MB s A Note Refer to the Glossary Appendix D for a definition of the terms theoretical transfer rate sustained transfer rate and burst transfer rate User s Manual 79 Glossary Appendix D Glossary 48 bit LBA Technology used with hard drives larger than 137GB Array Roaming Ability to move a complete RAID array from one computer system to another computer system and preserve the RAID configuration information and data on that RAID array BIOS Basic Input Output System Block size Same term as Strip size Grouping of data on a single physical disk within a RAID Volume Burst transfer rate Maximum burst rate of the drive These short transfers usually account for a small percentage of total transfer requests mostly from the integrated controller cache or buffer Create From Existing Disk Feature in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition which allows flexibility to up
46. or Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition The InetallShield A Wieard will install Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition on your computer To continue click Next 11 3 3 Installation License Agreement Carefully read through the license agreement in the following window and if you accept all the terms click on the Yes button Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE QOWN key to see the rest of the agreement INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Alpha Beta Organizational Use IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the following terns and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the termes of this Agreement IF you do not wish to so agree do not install or use the Software The Software contains pre release alpha or beta code which may not be fully Do you accept all the terns of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup mill close To install Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition you must accept this agreement InstallShield Ho User s Manual 39 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 11 3 4 Installation Choose Destination Location Select the folder in the following window where you wo
47. or RAID Edition This page is intentionally left blank 18 User s Manual 6 1 Note Note Serial ATA SATA Serial ATA SATA Description Serial ATA SATA is a new storage interface designed to replace parallel ATA e g IDE technology SATA was designed for a variety of reasons including performance headroom cabling issues and voltage tolerance requirements SATA combines software transparency low cost scalability and design flexibility SATA has attracted widespread industry support through the Serial ATA Working Group www serialata org Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on Serial ATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on Serial ATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA SATA hard drives requires the use of a SATA data cable 7 pin 4 conductor which supports the Serial ATA protocol and a SATA power cable Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard User s Manual 19 Serial ATA SATA 20 For correct cable installation refer to illustration below 1 Attach either cable end to the connector A on the motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end B to the SATA hard drive Both the data and power SATA cables are new designs you cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives You should always caref
48. r specific RAID usage model Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 19 2 2 titled Strip Size Descriptions 19 2 2 Strip Size Descriptions 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 32KB Good for sequential transfers User s Manual 65 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility Niel 19 2 3 WARNINGS D Warning Carefully read the next two dialog boxes that appear and decide if you wish to continue Please note that once you have selected Yes on the following two dialog boxes the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialog boxes Intel R Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator will now claim disks bo be used in creating a new volume This operation will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA From the RAID controlled hard drivets and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding The Following disk s will be claimed Port 0 ST312002345 Port 1 ST312002345 Do you want Eo continue Intel R Application Accelerator This operation wi
49. ree on the left located under Storage subsection Maximize the Computer Management program window for easier viewing 3 Inthe Computer Management program window you should see your RAID Volume represented as a physical disk Notice that the RAID Volume size is the size of the two Serial ATA disks combined At this point you should see the partitions within the RAID Volume that were originally on the single disk you used as your source After the partitions you should see a gray area labeled Free Space This area will have to be partitioned and formatted before it may be used 50 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions 16 RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA SATA hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk However several important steps must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive 1 BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows XP on the single SATA hard drive Refer to Section 7 and 8 to properly configure the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition during Windows Setup Refer to Section 9 for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup 3 Install th
50. s operation all data on the RAID drives will be lost 1 Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu window and press the lt Enter gt key to select a RAID volume for deletion The following window will appear If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 Name Level Capacity Status foXo ot 1 on K RAID Volumel RAIDO Stripe 223 5GB Normal Yes Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE t Select lt ESC gt Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume 2 Select the volume and press the lt Delete gt key to delete the RAID volume and the following prompt will appear User s Manual 33 Intel RAID Option ROM Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 Are you sure you want to delete this volume Are you sure you want to delete volume RAID_Volume1 Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOV
51. ser can turn into a RAID system by simply adding a second Serial ATA hard drive and invoking the migration feature 80 User s Manual Glossary RAID Volume A block of capacity allocated from a RAID Array and arranged into a RAID topology The operating system sees a RAID Volume as a physical disk SCSI Small Computer System Interface Serial ATA SATA New storage interface designed to replace parallel ATA e g IDE technology SATA was designed for a variety reasons including performance headroom cabling issues and voltage tolerance requirements Grouping of data on a single physical disk within a RAID Volume Stripe The sum of all strips in a horizontal axis across physical disks within a RAID Volume Sustained transfer rate Rate at which the drive can transfer data sequentially from multiple tracks and cylinders on the disk closer to real world file transfers Theoretical transfer rate Actual speed that the drive can read bits from the surface of the platter or write bits to the surface of the platter can be used to compare drives against one another User s Manual 81
52. ser s Manual 19 1 19 2 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility Description The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility is a Windows based application that provides management capabilities and detailed status information for storage devices and RAID arrays Create Volume Manually The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the ability to create a RAID volume manually This option should be used if you are using a third bootable device such as an IDE or SCSI hard drive in addition to using two Serial ATA hard drives One benefit of using a third bootable device and creating a RAID volume manually is that the operating system is not located on the RAID volume Should something happen to the RAID volume the operating system should not be impacted The Create Volume Manually option is not selectable unless a third bootable device such as an IDE or SCSI hard drive is installed in the system in addition to using two Serial ATA hard drives To manually create a RAID volume right mouse click on RAID Volumes and select Create Manually to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below User s Manual 63 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility amp Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Repatt Support RAID Subsystem Device Information Right click o
53. t Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets It is important that your Intel chipset is properly configured prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition If the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is needed it should always be installed prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition F6 Installation Note If you plan on installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition using the F6 installation method Section 9 2 you will not be able to install the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility first B 2 Obtaining the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility The Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets can be downloaded from the following Intel web site http downloadfinder2 intel com scripts df Product_ Filter asp ProductID 8 16 B 3 Confirming Installation of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility To confirm that the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility in installed please refer to the instructions listed on the following Intel website http support intel com support chipsets inf confirm htm 74 User s Manual User s Manual Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets Troubleshooting After installing the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets certain symptoms may be seen depending on the system configuration Please refer to the following Intel Chipset Software Installa
54. tel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is the software package that enables high performance RAID 0 arrays in the Windows XP operating system This version of Intel Application Accelerator contains the following key features e Serial ATA RAID core driver for Windows XP e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility e Migration Feature 5 2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition reduces the storage sub system bottleneck enabling the processor and other system level hardware to be more productive and efficient It is a requirement in order for Intel RAID Technology to work properly It is not a requirement for stand alone Serial ATA hard drive s to work properly e g not configured for RAID To use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition your system must meet ALL of the following requirements e A supported Intel chipset http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid suppchip htm e A supported operating system http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid supported htm To take advantage of increased storage subsystem performance and overall system performance your system must meet the following requirement e A Serial ATA device e g hard drive that supports Generation 1 transfers D Warning Serial ATA has specific requirements Please refer to the Appendix C 3 for more information User s Manual 17 Intel Application Accelerat
55. tem is not curently supported by this install package Installer wall nor erit Resolution This issue is resolved by installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition on a system with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid suppchip htm Note For Windows XP Users In order to successfully complete installation of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition with Windows XP the user must be logged on with Administrator rights User s Manual 47 Issues During Installation 48 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual intel 15 15 1 15 2 15 3 15 4 O Note User s Manual RAID Ready RAID Ready RAID Ready Definition A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration that enables a seamless migration from a single non RAID disk drive to a dual disk drive RAID 0 array RAID Ready System Requirements In order for a system to be considered RAID Ready it must meet all of the following requirements 1 System with a supported Intel chipset currently a chipset with an Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub and one Serial ATA SATA hard drive Motherboard BIOS that includes the Intel RAID Option ROM Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition RAID Controller enabled in the BIOS Steps on Setting Up a RAID Ready System In order to set up a RAID Ready system complete the following s
56. teps The system must meet all the RAID Ready system requirements specified in Section 15 2 1 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver is F6 d during operating system installation you will be prompted to Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver or pre installed on SATA Hard Drive configured as Non RAID Disk also known as RAID Ready Mode 2 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver is installed from within operating system to add Start Menu links and Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility Converting a RAID Ready System into RAID 0 System with Migration Feature The steps listed in this section assume that the operating system has been installed on an existing Serial ATA hard drive and the required driver was installed during the operating system setup To turn a RAID Ready system into a RAID System complete the following steps 1 Physically add one Serial ATA hard drive in the system 2 Boot to Windows install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3 Open the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility Start All Programs Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Application Accelerator 49 RAID Ready intel 4 Create a RAID 0 volume via the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility and perform a Create from Existing Disk migration right mouse click on RAID Volumes or select option under RAID
57. tion Utility website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets int 19 Serial ATA Appendix C Serial ATA C 1 Description Serial ATA SATA is defined as the primary inside the box storage connection only with no outside the box implementation It is a storage device centric technology and does not support other peripherals such as cameras scanners or printers The Serial ATA 1 0 specification outlines the following benefits e Performance Headroom SATA provides higher performance than equivalent ATA with performance scaling from 150MB sec at introduction to 300MB sec for the second generation and ultimately forecasted to reach 6OOMB sec during its anticipated 10 year roadmap e Software Transparency with Legacy Parallel ATA This enables a relatively easy transition to the new technology e Low Cost SATA is cost competitive with equivalent Parallel ATA solutions including hosts devices and cabling in volume quantities C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE The table below compares Serial ATA SATA versus Parallel ATA IDE Serial ATA SATA Parallel ATA IDE Theoretical Transfer Rate 150 300 600 Theoretical Transfer Rate 133MB sec over life of SATA MB sec forecast only Transfer Mode Transfer Modes PIO UDMA 6 Max Data Cable Length Max Data Cable Length E Power Cable Power Cable Power Consumed Power Consumed The following illustrations show examples of
58. titions on the hard drives that were previously connected to the RAID controller 4 Reinstall the operating system If you experience any difficulties making these changes to the system BIOS please contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for assistance 60 User s Manual intel 18 User s Manual Unattended Installation Under Windows XP Unattended Installation Under Windows XP To install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition as outlined in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT Setup use the supplied TXTSETUP OEM file included in the application package and insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file This method is available for Windows XP For Windows XP the IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS IASTOR CAT and TXTSETUP OEM files need to first be extracted from the compressed CAB file To extract these files run C SETUP EXE A P C lt path gt as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of the README TXT Windows XP Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file MassStorageDrivers Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller OEM OEMBootFiles LASTLOr int Laslor sys Ido tOr Gat TXRECSeECUpP oem Place iaStor inf iaStor sys iaStor cat and Txtsetup oem in the following folder lt SystemRoot gt i386 SOEM T extmode 61 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP This page is intentionally left blank 62 U
59. uld like Setup to install the files and then click on the Next button Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition in the following folder To install to this folder check Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder C Program Files ntelntel Application Accelerator Browse lt Back Cancel 11 3 5 Installation Select Program Folder Select a program folder in the following window where you would like Setup to add the program icons 40 User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition a Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Select Program Folder Please select a program folder Setup will add program icons to the Prograrn Folder listed below fou may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Intel 4oolication Accelerator RAID Edition E sisting Folders 3D Force Sabre senes Sabre ACCESSONEes Administrative Tools Games Intel Applicaton Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Network Adapters Jase Software Network Associates Orange Micro BOTS InstallShield lt Back Cancel 11 3 6 Installation Setup Status The status of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Set
60. ully follow any instructions that come from the hard drive manufacturer User s Manual intel User s Manual BIOS Importance Settings BIOS Importance Settings In order to install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition it is required that the system BIOS includes the Intel RAID Option ROM It is also necessary that the system BIOS is set up correctly for the RAID controller before installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Refer to the motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for instructions on properly configuring the system BIOS for RAID If you are using an Intel motherboard with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets iiaa_raid suppchip htm Section 8 identifies how to configure the BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA 21 BIOS Importance Settings 22 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards 8 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards The instructions listed below are specific to motherboards manufactured by Intel with a supported Intel chipset Always follow the instructions that are provided with your motherboard The specific BIOS settings on non Intel manufactured motherboards may differ from the instructions listed below The SoftRAID option must be enabled in BIOS
61. up will then appear in the following window Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Setup Status Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is performing the requested operations Installing InstallShield Cancel User s Manual 41 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 11 3 7 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete Once installation is complete the following window will appear Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup InstallShield A Wizard Complete The Install hield Ay Wizard has successtully installed Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition Click Finish to exit the wizard 42 User s Manual Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is Installed 12 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Is Installed To confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been installed complete the following steps e Click on Start Button All Programs e Find the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition program group e Select the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut e The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility should be shown If installation was done via have disk F6 or unattended installation methods you can confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been loaded by completing the following Steps For Windows XP O Note The following instructions
62. volume and the following prompt will appear Name Strip Size RAID Level Capacity RAID Volumel 128KB RAIDO Striping 223 5GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 6 Confirm this selection by pressing the lt Y gt key after the prompt The window will be returned to the main menu with an updated status similar to the following Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit RAID Volumes ID Name QO RAID Volumel Non RAID Disks None defined Level RAIDO Stripe Size Status Bootable 223 5GB Yes Strip 128KB A Note The disk volume information listed for your system can differ from the following example User s Manual 31 Intel RAID Option ROM intel 7 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the lt Enter gt key to exit the RAID Configuration utility and the following prompt will appear Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 M 1 Create RAID Volume 2 Delete RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 4 Exit Are you sure you want to exit Y N RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 RAID Volumel RAIDO Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Yes Non RAID Disks None defined t1 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 8 Confirm the exit by pressing lt Y gt key 32 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM 10 3 3 Delete RAID Volume By performing thi

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