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1. Create Volume Press ENTER to Create the specified volume t Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 34 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM 6 Press the lt Enter gt key to create the specified volume and the following prompt will appear Name RAID Volumel Strip Size 128KB RAID Level RAIDO Striping Capacity 223 5GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 7 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 Level Strip Size Status Bootable 0 RAID Volumel RAIDO Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Yes Non RAID Disks None defined O Note The disk volume information listed for your system can differ from the following example User s Manual 35 Intel RAID Option ROM 8 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 Reserved v3 0 0 2307 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 3GB Yes Non RAID Disks
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3. 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 11 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 78 User s Manual Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets B 4 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 Installation Utility website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets inf User s Manual 79 Serial ATA Appendix C Serial ATA C 1 Description Serial ATA SATA is defined as the primary inside the box storage connecti
4. Commit Changes Now Ctrl C Report Device Information Hight click on the device tor act eye en Example r Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller Value 83 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 73 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility E Niel 21 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 Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support Prior to contacting technical support please refer to the following resources Select a resource your default web browser will open Resource Top Technical lesues http support intel com support goslaastt r him Knowledge Base http support intel com supporttgoslaaskb r him Intel Application Accelerator RAID Editio
5. System Requirements Ves 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 16 2 Symptom Operating System Not Supported The following error message occurs during installation Information aes i This operating system ie not curently supported by this install package Installer wall how exit 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 and Windows 2000 Users In order to successfully complete installation of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition with Windows XP or Windows 2000 the user must be logged on with Administrator rights User s Manual 51 Issues During Installation 52 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual intel 17 17 1 17 2 17 3 17 4 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 or RAID I array RAID Ready System Requirements In order for a system to be considered RAID Ready it must me
6. Capacity 223 5GB Create Volume 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 User s Manual 33 Intel RAID Option ROM intel 3 Select the strip value for the RAID 0 or RAID I array by scrolling through the available values by using the lt P gt or lt W gt keys and pressing the lt Enter gt key to select and advance to the next field 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 Select the RAID level by scrolling through the available values by using the lt gt or lt W gt keys and pressing the lt Enter gt key to select and advance to the next field 5 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
7. None defined 1 Select ESC Exit ENTER Select Menu 9 Confirm the exit by pressing lt Y gt key 36 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM 12 3 3 Delete RAID Volume By performing this 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 Yolo ot Y 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 37 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 T Are you sure you want to delete this volume Are you sure you want to delete volum
8. 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 Windows 2000 Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file MassStorageDrivers Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller OEM ORMBootFiles L Stor 1nE LaStor sys aS VO Cal TXESeCUD 0em Place iaStor inf iaStor sys iaStor cat and Txtsetup oem in the following folder lt SystemRoot gt i386 SOEM Textmode User s Manual 65 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP Windows 2000 This page is intentionally left blank 66 User s Manual 21 21 1 21 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 thir
9. 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 11 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 Atthis 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 12 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 3 1 O Note Intel RAID Option ROM Intel RAID Option ROM Description The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on
10. migration feature in the Intel Application Accelerator 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 or RAID Iconfiguration 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 0 or RAID I 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 User s Manual 17 RAID Migration Feature This page is intentionally left blank 18 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Editio
11. 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 53 RAID Ready O Note 17 4 1 54 intel Create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 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 file menu 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 To ensure that non Windows partitions are kept intact the migration to RAID 0 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 or Create a new partition using Windows Disk Management See Section 17 4 1 for instructions 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 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
12. 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 21 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 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 advantag
13. 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 IASTOR 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 11 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 IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS IASTOR CAT
14. ID Data rrnnnnennnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnvnvnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnssnvnnnnennnnnnsnnnnnnsnnnnnssnnnnnssnnnnn 28 11 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System MU 29 11 1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette rrrrrrrnnnrnrrnrnnnnrnvnrrnnnnnrennnnnnnrnnnnnnn 29 11 2 Installation Using F6 Method rrrnnnnnnnrnnnnnvvnrnnnnnnevnrrnnnnsennrnnnnrennnnnnrrsrnnnnnnsnsennnnnn 30 12 intel RAID Option ROM siciswnscsicunncvactnasnatsentecsmsahepnntsesnesuoesawasecmenbemmetnawnecsott bad ENANTA EEDA 31 121 PENN med unread 31 12 2 Confirming Version of Intel RAID Option ROM Installed 0 cette 31 12 3 Using the Intel RAID Option ROM ssrrrnneernnrnnnnrnavennrrnnnnnnnnsvnnnnrnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnee 31 12 3 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes rrrrnavvvvvvrrrrrnnnnnnnnn 31 12 3 2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume rnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnrnnvvnnnrnnnnnrrnevennrnnnnnnne 32 12 3 3 Delete RAID Volume rrrrnnnrnnnnnnnvnnnnnvnnnnnnrnnnnnnnvnvnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnsnnvnnnsennnnn 37 12 3 4 Reset Disks to Non RAID rrrrnnnnrnnnnnnvnnnnnnrnnnnnnnvnvnnnnrnnnnnennnnnnssnvnnnsennnnn 39 13 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition rrnrnnnnnnrnnnrvnnnnnrennnnnrennnnnrrnnnn 41 181 netalan Caution an eee 41 User s Manual 14 15 20 21 intel 13 2 Steps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 41 13 2 1 Resolve Conflict
15. ID Edition Utility 21 2 2 Strip Size Descriptions 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips Best for sequential transfers Good for sequential transfers Good general purpose strip size Best performance for most desktops and workstations 21 23 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 to be used in creating new volume This operation will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA from the RAID controlled hard drivefs and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding The Following disk s will be claimed Port 0 ST3L2002345 Part 1 ST312002345 Do you want Eo continue Intel R Application Accelerator This operation will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA From the RAID controlled hard drive s and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding Do vou want ko continue 70 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Util
16. 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 suitable 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
17. alifornia 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 especially for reading and writing
18. 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 31 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 ST3120023AS 3KAOJ1ZJI 111 7GB Y
19. 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 29 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System Install 11 2 30 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 device s Press the S
20. ated the operating system treats the usable space of a RAID 1 array as the maximum size of one hard drive in the array For example two 40 GB hard drives in a RAID 1 array will appear as a single 40 GB hard drive to the operating system The primary benefit of RAID 1 mirroring is that it provides good data reliability in the case of a single disk failure When one disk drive fails all data is immediately available on the other without any impact to the data integrity In the case of a disk failure the computer system will remain fully operational to ensure maximum productivity The performance of a RAID 1 array is greater than that of a single drive since data can be read from multiple disks simultaneously although disk writes do not realize the same benefit as is the case with RAID 0 Figure 2 RAID 1 Minimum Disks 2 Advantage bic 100 redundancy of data One disk may fail but data will continue to be accessible A rebuild to a new disk is recommended to maintain data redundancy Redundancy l oe Excellent disk mirroring means that all data on one disk is duplicated on another disk Application Typically used for smaller systems where capacity of one disk is sufficient and for any application s requiring very high availability User s Manual 15 RAID 1 Mirroring This page is intentionally left blank 16 User s Manual In 5 tal RAID Migration Feature RAID Migration Feature The RAID
21. c requirements Please refer to the Appendix C 3 for more information User s Manual 19 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 20 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 7 1 1 2 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 D Serial ATA SATA 22 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 desig
22. d 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 anew RAID volume as illustrated below User s Manual 67 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support RAID SubSystenm Device Information Right click on the device for actions RAID Volumes E a Intel R 82801ER SATA RAID Controller HJ PAU Hel Create Manually El Physical D i i i Create From Existing Disk Right click on RAID Volumes to create a new RAID volume e ut mn mit VET A 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 68 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility ntel 21 2 1 Step 1 of 2 Select the RAID Volume Name RAID Level and Strip Size For Step 1 select the RAID volume name RAID level and strip size and then cl
23. e RAID Volumel 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 3 Confirm the volume deletion by pressing the lt Y gt key 38 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM Inta 12 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 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 1 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
24. e 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 Mode Theoretical Transfer Rate MB s O 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 83 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 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 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 de
25. ed 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 85
26. emarks 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 1 Scope of This DOCUMEN cccccsseeseeceeeessccesseneeeesesccccesseeeeeesscccasseneeesecccseseeeeeesseccossens 9 2 PADB OIG WIG REE 11 3 PLN anr estate etna stem aeea terete cncn a a asuanttnestcecoaeace 13 4 PPT Nr 15 D RAID Migration FAE varemesse saesuandeesnraccandaseuquanarasssanteas 17 6 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition rrrrnnnnrnnnnnnnonnnnrenvnnnnennnnnnrnnnnnnrennnnerennnsnennnnn 19 6 1 BE od Log RENN 19 6 2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition rrrnnnrrvnnnnnnnnnnn 19 7 EATA O TA ve 21 7 1 BEL e a RER EEE EE NN 21 7 2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives rrrrrrnrrrnnnnnnnrrvrnrrrnnnnnnnsvrnnnnnnnnnnssennnnnnnnnsnnnee 21 8 BIOS Importance SEUNG S serrana a Da aa ETa a AaS 23 9 Important Information on Intel Option ROM Ver SiOn ccccccseesesecceeeeeeseseeeeeeeeessaaeeeeeeess 25 10 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards 0000008 27 10 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets rrrnrrnnnrnnrnrnnnnrnvnnrnnnnnrennvnnnnrennnnnn 27 10 2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume ruunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnvvnrnnnnnnvnnvnnnnnsnnnnnnnnsennnnnnnnsnnnnnnn 28 10 3 Delete RAID VOLUME uuuamssuasmmsskvumduu summene dvivn 28 10 4 Reset RA
27. es 1 ST3120023AS 3KAOHOMO 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 DISK VOLUME INFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Non RAID Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Bootable 0 ST3120023AS 3KAQ0J1ZJ 111 7GB Yes 1 ST3120023AS 3KAOHOMO 111 7GB Yes 32 User s Manual Intel RAID Option ROM 1 Select option I Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key and the following window will appear CREATE ARRAY MENU Name e D Volume l 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 2 Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the lt TAB gt or lt ENTER gt key to advance to the next field CREATE ARRAY MENU Name RAID Volumel Strip Size RAID Level RAIDO Striping
28. et 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 3 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 steps The system must meet all the RAID Ready system requirements specified in Section 17 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 or RAID 1 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
29. failed volume or failed disk 2 Confirm the selection by pressing the lt Y gt key User s Manual 39 Intel RAID Option ROM 40 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 13 1 D Caution 13 2 13 2 1 13 3 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 opera
30. g system e Generation 1 compatible SATA device such as a hard drive e A SATA data cable e A SATA power cable C 4 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 meter 39 inches in length The following illustration shows an example of a SATA data cable User s Manual 81 Serial ATA C 5 C 6 C 7 C 8 82 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 have 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
31. ick Next Step 1 of 2 Select the RAID volume name and strip size Select Name Maximum of 16 characters RAID Volumet Select RAID Level FAD O Select Strip Size 3 C AKE BKE 16KB C 32KB C E4KE 126KB The optimal setting i 128K 6 Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation rea 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 RAID Level Select the desired RAID level RAID 0 Performance A volume optimized for performance will allow you to access your data more quickly RAID 1 Redundancy A volume optimized for data redundancy will provide you with a real time duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the available volume space will be available for data storage 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 Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 21 2 2 titled Strip Size Descriptions User s Manual 69 Intel Application Accelerator RA
32. iew Help RAID Device Information Report Support RAID SubSystem Device Information Right click on the device for actions Intel H 82801ER 5414 RAID Controller Er Intel A S2801ER SATA RAID Controller fy RAID Volumes Physical Disks g Port 0 57312002345 Right click on RAD Volumes to creale a new RAID volume 56 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions intel 18 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk right mouse click on RAID Volumes and select Create From Existing Disk to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below ef Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition SEs File RAID View Help RAID Device Information Report Support RAID Subsystem Device Information Right click on the device for actions RAID Volumes r Intel 82801ER SATA RAID Controller Gs ERE Aight click on RAID Volumes to create a new y RAID volume i T men A 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 57 RAID Migration Instructions 18 1 1 Step 1 of 3 Select Source Disk For Step 1 select the source disk that you wish to use and then click Next D Warning Itis very important to note which disk is the source disk the one containing all of the information t
33. ion 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 new volume This operation will DELETE ALL ExISTING DATA from the RAID controlled hard drive s and the data cannot be recovered Backup all important data before proceeding The Following disk s will be claimed Port 1 ST312002345 Do vou want to continue Intel R Application Accelerator 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 Do vou want to continue 60 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions ntel 18 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 3 of 3 Confirm creation of the new RAID volume m New RAID Volume Information Parameter Value RAID Volume Marne Example RAID Level 1 Size 223 0 GB Strip Size 125 KB Source Disk Non RAID Disk SE AQUA Seral Number s of Target Disk s Member Disk SE AQT AJ Member Disk SEAUHOMO xx Back Migrate Cancel 18 2 Migration Process May Take Considerable Time to Complete The migration p
34. ition Intel Network Adapters Jase Software Network Associates Orange Micro BOTS InstallShield lt Back Cancel 13 3 6 Installation Setup Status The status of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup 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 45 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 13 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 Install5hield A Wizard has successfully installed Intel F Application Accelerator RAID Edition Click Finish to exit the wizard lt Back Cancel 46 User s Manual 14 A Note User s Manual Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is Installed 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 u
35. ity ntel 21 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 r New RAD Volume Information Parameter 0 i 7 RAID Volume Mame Example RAID Level 1 Size 223 5 GB Strip Size 125 KB Seral Number z of Target Disk s Member Disk SE AQT AJ Member Disk SEAQHOMO pp SG Back Create Cancel 21 3 Successful Creation If the manual volume creation process was completed successfully the following dialog window will appear Intel R Application Accelerator Ed 1 RAID volume created successfully 21 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 71 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility 21 4 1 21 4 2 21 5 12 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 thresho
36. 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 Rox10 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 0 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 RAID 1 Mirroring RAID 1 Mirroring A RAID I array contains two hard drives where the data between the two is mirrored in real time Since all of the data is duplic
37. ld 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 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 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 and then over to the right and click on View as illustrated in the following example User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility intel Pr Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition BK wie RAID View Help
38. mum limit of 16 characters The RAID volume name must also be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters RAID Level Select the desired RAID level RAID 0 Performance A volume optimized for performance will allow you to access your data more quickly RAID 1 Redundancy A volume optimized for data redundancy will provide you with a real time duplicate copy of your data Note Only half of the available volume space will be available for data storage 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 Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 18 1 3 titled Strip Size Descriptions User s Manual 59 RAID Migration Instructions 18 1 3 Strip Size Descriptions 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips Best for sequential transfers Good for sequential transfers Good general purpose strip size Best performance for most desktops and workstations 18 1 4 WARNINGS 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 Applicat
39. n 6 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 6 1 Description The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is the software package that enables high performance RAID 0 arrays and redundant RAID 1 arrays in Windows XP and Windows 2000 The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition contains the following key features e Serial ATA RAID core driver for Windows XP and Windows 2000 e Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility e Migration Feature 6 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 I transfers D Warning Serial ATA has specifi
40. n 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 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 19 2 titled Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows 2000 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 I
41. n Downloads http support intel com supportgariaa downloads r him 74 User s Manual intel 22 User s Manual Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid index htm 19 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs n i 23 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 76 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 identified 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
42. n the file iaarxx_enu exe English version or iaarxx 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 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 11 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 Intel H Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup is preparing the InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wall TTT Cancel User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition ntel 13 3 2 In
43. 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 conceived at the University of C
44. ng 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 8 and 10 to properly configure the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition during Windows Setup Refer to Section 11 for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition after the operating system is installed See Section 13 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 55 RAID Migration Instructions E 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 Note The Physical Disks listed in your system can differ from the following illustration FF Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition File RAID V
45. nnrrnnnrrnnnnnnnnvvnnnnnnnn 80 C 3 SEN RREGUINEIMEINS aS 81 C 4 SEN ATA Data CADIE apene 81 C 5 Serial ATA Power Cable rrrrnrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnsennnnnnnnee 82 C 6 Are a Serial ATA Data and Power Cable Needed for Serial ATA rrrrurrnnnnnnn 82 C 7 Mixing Matching Serial ATA Hard Drives with IDE Hard Drives 00 82 C 8 Using IDE 16 Serial ATA Ad pibrs Lassartampeedeudd de 82 C 9 Theoretical Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes ccceseeeeeees 83 TN 84 Figures Figure 1 RAID 0 umnnnnnnonnnnnnennnnnnrennnnnnenvnnnennnnnnrennnnnnennnnnnsnnnnnnsennnnssennnnnnennnnssennnnsvennnnssennnnn 13 Figure 2 RAID 1 ee 15 Tables Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes arnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnne 83 6 User s Manual Revision History Revision Description Revision Date Number Initial Release March 20 2003 Added RAID 1 and Windows 2000 information July 3 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 Caution This symbol means reader be careful Warning Not following these instructions might render the system unusable Certain functions may also have consequences that you
46. ns you cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives You should always carefully follow any instructions that come from the hard drive manufacturer User s Manual intel 8 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 iaa raid suppchip htm Section 10 identifies how to configure the BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA 23 BIOS Importance Settings 24 This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual intel 9 User s Manual Important Information on Intel Option ROM Version Important Information on Intel Option ROM Version In order to fully utilize the new features included in version 3 5 of the Intel amp Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel recommends that you first upgrade your system BIOS to one that includes version 3 5 of the Intel RAID O
47. nstalled 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 User s Manual 63 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 partitions 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 64 User s Manual Unattended Installation Under Windows XP Windows 2000 intel 20 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP Windows 2000 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
48. o 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 Volume you must choose source disk from existing disks The current data on the disk you choose will automatically be transfered to pour new RAID Volume m Select Existing Disk Serial Number GB Free Total Member gt Port 0 ST3120023845 KANT 1 741117 Port 1 57312002385 3KAOHOMO 111 7 2111 7 58 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions ntel 18 1 2 Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID Volume Name RAID Level and Strip Size For Step 2 select the RAID volume name RAID level and strip size and then click Next Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID volume name and strip size Select Name Maximum of 16 characters RAID Volume 5 Select ARAID Level FAD O Select Strip Size 3 O AKE BKE 16KB C 32KB C E4KE 126KB 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 Volumel text currently appears above The RAID volume name has a maxi
49. on 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 600MB 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 oaa cavete The following illustrations show examples of SATA and IDE data cables 80 User s Manual Serial ATA C 3 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 operatin
50. p 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 aoe Ie Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets Please refer to Section 12 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 I gt to enter Raid Configuration utility After the above message appears press the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards intel 10 2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume O Note Please refer to Section 12 for illustration examples of the Intel RAID Option ROM windows 1 Select option I Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key 2 Select the desired RAID level and press the lt Enter gt key 3 Select the strip value for the RAID 0 array by scrolling through the available values by using the lt P gt or lt gt keys and pressing the lt Enter gt key 4 The available values range from 4 KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments The strip value should be chosen based on the planned drive usage Some s
51. ption ROM You can obtain this system BIOS from your motherboard or system manufacturer The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition needs to have the associated version of the Intel RAID Option ROM installed on the system in order to support the entire feature set Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition version 3 5 automatically checks to see if version 3 5 of the Intel RAID Option ROM is installed If it is not a dialog message will appear informing you to update your system BIOS If you currently have version 3 0 of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition and version 3 0 of the Intel RAID Option ROM installed on your system you can successfully upgrade to version 3 5 of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition but you will not be able to use the new features e g RAID 1 25 Important Information on Intel Option ROM Version This page is intentionally left blank 26 User s Manual 10 10 1 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 before the system can load the Intel RAID Option ROM code for Intel RAID 1 Enter the BIOS Setu
52. remaining steps la or Ib 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 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 tree on the left located under Storage subsection Maximize the Computer Management program window for easier viewing In the 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 User s Manual intel 18 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions 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 or RAID 1 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system This process will create a new RAID volume from an existi
53. rocess 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 1s 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 61 RAID Migration Instructions Migration Progress Migration is in progress When migration 18 complete pou Will need to reboot your system to use the entire volume capacity 2 Complete Time Remaining 1 hr 34 min 43 sec 18 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 to reboot your system now vo A Note You must reboot your system in order to use the full capacity of the new volume 62 User s Manual 19 2 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Editio
54. s in Device Manage cccccccecesssseeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeees 41 13 3 Obtaining and Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 41 331 MEET Sle DS ae 42 13 3 2 Installation Welcome Screen dorsenin aia aae e 43 13 3 3 Installation License Agreement arrrnnnnnnrnnrnnnnvnnnnnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnsvnvnnnnennnn 43 13 3 4 Installation Choose Destination Location rrrrrrrrnvnnnnnnnnrrnrvennrnnnnnnnre 44 13 3 5 Installation Select Program Folder rrrrnnrrrrnnnnnnnnvvnnrrnnnnnnnnrrnnnnrnnnnnner 44 1336 Installation Setup St ls ua eee 45 13 3 7 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete rrrrrrrnnnnnrrnrnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnre 46 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is Installed rrrrnnrrrrnrnnnrrr 47 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installed 2n 49 15 1 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility rrannnennnnnnnnnnnnnnn 49 152 RAID Diver FIG Proprie S riren vinden nase nen vents 49 ISSUES PUGSTER 51 16 1 Symptom Incompatible Hardware rrrnnnnnrvnrnnnnnnvnnrnnnnnnevnrnnnnnrrnnvnnnrrennnnnnnnsennnnnn 51 16 2 Symptom Operating System Not Supported rrrrnnanvvvvvnnnnnrrrrrnnnnnnnrrrrrnnrrrennnnnnn 51 PRA RGA OV enea tac Pestana etwene ct a teas Wontar ieee cee ase Danes 53 171 RAID Ready DENON nites ceca ie Re 53 17 2 RAID Ready System Requirements rrrnnnnvnnnnnnnnnvvnvv
55. so AJ 70 21 23 WARNING Seenen Seen 70 User s Manual 22 23 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D User s Manual 21 2 4 Step 2 of 2 Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume ccseeeeees 71 AS Successiu Grei wisi re 71 21 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions rrrrnnrrrrrrrnnnnvrnrrnnnrnrnnrnnnnnenn 71 21 4 1 Status Entries for Physical Disk Parameters rrrrrrrnvnnrnnnnnrrrrrvrnnnnnnn 72 21 4 2 Status Entries for Volume Parameters rrrnnrnnnnnrnrrnnnnnrvnnrnnnnnrrnnnnenne 72 21 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition OE RE I RE NN 72 21 06 Support LADINO a ioen a ou vale he ee eae 74 TOUDIESHOOMG HH 75 Frequently Asked Questions FAO varens AGA 76 How to Identify the Intel Chipset rrrrrrrnnnrnernnnnnnnrrrrnnnnrvennrnnnnnrennnnnnnrnnnnnnnnsrnnnnnnssnsennnnnn 77 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets rrrrrnnrrrrrrrnnnrrrvnrrnnnrnrnnnnnnn 78 B 1 SS CUOMO RER EE ER 78 B 2 Obtaining the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility rrrrrnnnrnnnrrrrrrvnnnnnnnrr 78 B 3 Confirming Installation of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 78 B 4 TrOUDIGSNOOTING c csceccccccseseccecceaeseceecceeseceesceauseceeeesauseeeessuueeeeessaaseeesessageeeessaas 79 Sed AA ane 80 C 1 BES og 010 ER EE RE NN Ne 80 C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE rrrnnnnnrnnnn
56. stallation Welcome Screen Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Welcome to the InstallShreld A Wizard for Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition The Install5hield A Wizard will install Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition on your computer To continue click Mest Cancel 13 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 DOWN 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 terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms 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 will close To install Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition you must accept this agreement Ins
57. tall hield lt Back Yes Ho User s Manual 43 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 13 3 4 Installation Choose Destination Location Select the folder in the following window where you would 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 a Setup will install Intel A Application Accelerator RAID Edition in the following folder To install to this folder click Mest To install to different folder click Browse and select another folder Destination Folder CA Program FileztIntelilntel Application Accelerator Browse lt Back Cancel 13 3 5 Installation Select Program Folder Select a program folder in the following window where you would like Setup to add the program icons 44 User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition a Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup Select Program Folder Please select program folder Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below Tou may type new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition E sisting Folders JDForce Sabre senes Sabre rccessones Administrative Tools Games Intel Application Accelerator RAID Ed
58. 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 1f present in order to view the chipset markings Chipset Photo Examples see http support intel com support chipsets inf identify htm User s Manual 77 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 Chipset 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
59. tility 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 or Windows 2000 The following instructions assume classic mode e Click on Start Button Settings 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 Driver File Details S Intel H s2507ER SATA RAIL Controller Driver files CA IND OMESSystemde DRIVERSaSbtor sys 47 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is Installed This page is intentionally left blank 48 User s Manual Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Inst 15 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 15 1 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utili
60. ting 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 the 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 User s Manual 41 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition A Note 13 3 1 42 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 chipsets iaa raid supported htm in both English ilaarxx 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 ru
61. ty 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 titled Driver Version This should have a version number in the following format 3 0 0 xxxx 15 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 49 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installed This page is intentionally left blank 50 User s Manual Issues During Installation 16 Issues During Installation 16 1 Symptom Incompatible Hardware The following error message occurs during installation Question lt p Incompatible hardware This software is not supported on this chipset Please select i a P Yes to view the Readme file for list of supported products Refer to section 2 titled
62. uggested selections are listed below The default selection is 128 KB e 16 KB low disk usage e 64 KB typical disk usage e 128 KB performance disk usage 5 At the 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 6 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 12 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 12 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 28 User s Manual Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During 11 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System Install As Windows Setup begins press lt
63. vice 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 BIOSes setup utility Serial ATA port connector on a motherboard identified as PortO 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 ora combination of both RAID Ready Term used to describe a system that an end user can turn into a RAID system by simply adding a second Serial ATA hard drive and invoking the migration feature 84 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 design
64. vnnnnnnnnrvnnnvnnnnnnnnnennvnnnnnnnnnee 53 17 3 Steps on Setting Up a RAID Ready System rrrrrnnnnvnnnnnnnrrrrrnnnnnnnnrrnrverennnnnnnnn 53 17 4 Converting a RAID Ready System into RAID 0 or RAID 1 System with Migration FEE e 53 17 4 1 Creating a New Partition Using Windows Disk Management 54 RAID MIGFAUON INSTICIONS ae 55 18 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk rrrrrnrrnrrrrrnnnrnrnrrnnnnovnnrnnnnnvennrnnnnennnnnnn 57 18 1 1 Step 1 of 3 Select Source Disk rrrrrnnnnnnnvvrnnnvrnnnnnnnavrnvnnnnnnnnsvvnnnnnnnnen 58 18 1 2 Step 2 of 3 Select the RAID Volume Name RAID Level and Strip Size59 16 1 3 Sips DESCHIDNOMS ana eee nah a 60 1614 WARNINGS La 60 18 1 5 Step 3 of 3 Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume rrrrnrnnnnnrnnnnnnnnre 61 18 2 Migration Process May Take Considerable Time to Complete rrrrrrrrvvrnnnnrn 61 183 SUCCESS TU Maal ua 62 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition rurerrnnnvrvvnnnnnvrvvnrrnnnrrvrnnnnn 63 EE EEE ae REE RE ars eee ee 63 19 2 Windows XP Windows 2000 Lagar 63 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP Windows 2000 ccccsesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 65 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility rrrrrnrnnnnnnnrnvrnnnnnvrvrnnnnnnervennnnrrreennnnn 67 21 1 DESIRE a a team 67 212 Greate Volume Manlaly suv 5244 67 21 2 1 Step 1 of 2 Select the RAID Volume Name RAID Level and Strip Size69 2122 OPOZE Pe

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