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1. 67 19 1 2 Select the RAID Volume Name RAID Level and Strip Size 68 19 1 3 Strip Size DeESCriPtiONS eee ceeeecce eee ce ee eeeeeee cece ee eeeeetentaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 68 19 1 4 Select Source Hard Drive c cccccceeeeceeceeceeeeeeeeseeeeeueeeeeeeeeteeseenaees 69 19 1 5 Select Member Hard Drive s cceceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeeeteesennaees 70 19 2 Specihy Volume SIZE arisa rA EA EE E AEE EEA TEA EAREN 70 19 3 Completing Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Migration 71 19 4 lt SUeCESSTUl MIGKAtOM cs ceczeelccede ne denceeees ie cates eA EE AARAA EE aa TAS AEEA EEA 72 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator cccccceeceeceecceeeeeeeeecenneeeeeeeeeeeeeennaees 73 20 1 Uninstall Warning secies anisina aiaei iian eNi ee eaeeeeetaaaeeeeeeaeeeeesiaeeeeeneiaeeeseeaes 73 20 2 WINndOWS A E e ieeda aa aae tee ae tagtaeteteitts Alaa cde cient a ts 73 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP cccccceeeeeeeeeceececeeeeeseceneaecaeeeeeeeeenenaees 75 Intel Storage Utility orainen iirinn ieni erdie ieii eei i kiaii Eaei pE 77 221 SDSSCMPUOM ss are a a a a e a a a a a seen a ate ag 77 22 2 Create Volume Mantala ee aare aR KAEN EAE EKRA NAKA ENEE EnA KRRTRAT 77 User s Manual 23 24 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D User s Manual 22 2 1 Create RAID Volume Wizard ccceceeeeceeceeeeeeeeee
2. The RAID option must be enabled in BIOS before the system can load the Intel Application Accelerator 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 RAID option to Enabled Press lt F10 gt to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program Pii ce Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator 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 31 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards 32 intel Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM windows 1 Select option 7 Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key 2 Ifyou selected RAID 0 select the RAID level and press the lt Enter gt key 3 Select the strip value for the RAID array by scrolling through the available values by
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4. http support intel com support chipsets imst index htm User s Manual 89 How to Identify the Intel Chipset intel Appendix A How to Identify the Intel Chipset 90 Note 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 If the 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 Note 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
5. 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 tel RAID 0 Striping 3 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 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
6. 13 3 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the user interface within the 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 After the above message appears press the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously to enter the RAID Configuration Utility User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM IntelCR gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 6 6 6674 Copyright lt C gt 2663 64 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status ol ID gt 5 Maxtor ST 4QH4 SN 6061 38 1GB Maxtor 5T 40H4 SN 6666 38 1GB Press CI RL I gt E enter 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 Additionally if you wish to create Matrix RAID volumes after the system has software loaded they should be created using the Intel Storage Utility in Windows After pressing the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously the following window will appear elete RAID Volume eset Disks to Non RAID Exit E DISK VOLUME I
7. ATA hard drives in a RAID configuration please refer to Section 22 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 95 Serial ATA n intel 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 Note 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 Mod
8. 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 O Note Itis important that your Intel chipset is properly configured prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator If the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is needed it should always be installed prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator F6 Installation Note If you plan on installing the Intel Application Accelerator using the F6 installation method Section 12 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 d
9. Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below ua Intel R Storage Utility BAX File view Actions Help 7 Create RAID Yolume reate RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive gt ee amp Intel RAID Controllers Information H a Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller H Non RAlD Hard Drives This item displays any storage controllers in the system E Maxtor BYOSOMO currently managed by the Intel Storage Utility amp 57312002345 amp WDC WwD2500D 75FYB0 CD DVD Drives amp MediaTek CD RW 1588 66 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions 19 1 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard X Welcome to the Create RAID Yolume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard This wizard migrates data from a single non RAID hard drive to anew RAID volume Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to use other applications during this time Select Next to continue Cancel User s Manual 67 RAID Migration Instructions intel 19 1 2 Select the RAID Volume Name RAID Level and Strip Size Select the RAID volume name RAID level and strip size and then click Next Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Configure Yolume Y
10. Independent Disks 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 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 user can turn into a RAID system by simply adding a second Serial ATA hard drive and invoking the migration feature 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 Strip 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 Susta
11. 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 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 Generation 1 Transfer Modes PIO UDMA 6 Data Cable 7 pin SATA Data Cable 40 pin 80 conductor IDE Max Data Cable Length 1 meter 39 inches Max Data Cable Length Power Cable SATA Power Cable Power Cable IDE Power Cable Power Consumed 250 mV Power Consumed 5V The following illustrations show examples of SATA and IDE data cables User s Manual 93 Serial ATA C 3 C 4 94 intel 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 cabl
12. an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and Native Hot Plug AHCI is built into the Intel 915 and Intel 925 Express Chipsets that use the Intel 82801FR T O Controller Hub ICH6R and requires Intel Application Accelerator version 4 0 or later Native Command Queuing Native Command Queuing NCQ is a feature supported by AHCI It allows Serial ATA hard drives to accept more than one command at a time NCQ when used in conjunction with a hard drive that supports NCQ increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands In order to take advantage of NCQ you need Intel 915 or Intel 925 Express Chipset with the ICH6R Intel Application Accelerator version 4 0 or later and a hard drive which supports NCQ Native Hot Plug Native hot plug is a feature supported by AHCI allowing Serial ATA hard drive removal or insertion while the system is powered on and running For example this may be used when replacing a failed hard drive that is in an externally accessible drive enclosure In order to take advantage of native hot plug you need the following e Intel 915 or Intel 925 Express Chipset using ICH6R e Intel Application Accelerator version 4 0 or later e A hard drive which supports hot plug 21 Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing This page is intention
13. 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 O Note 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 click on Actions in the Intel Storage Utility file menu and then select Create RAID Volume as illustrated below 5 Intel R Storage Utility AEX File View Actions Help Create RAID volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive amp Intel RAID Controllers Information 48 Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller B Non RalD Hard Drives This item displays any storage controllers in the system E Maxtor BYO80MO currently managed by the Intel Storage Utility amp 57312002345 amp WDC WD2500 D 75FYB0 CD DVD Drives 9 MediaTek CD RW 1588 User s Manual 77 Intel Storage Utility 22 2 1 Create RAID Volume Wizard Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears CRITICAL WARNING Creating an initial RAID volume will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drives or array Back up all important data before continuing In order to preserve the existing data on a hard drive use the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Driv
14. 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 18 2 1 Intel Application Accelerator driver is installed 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 a SATA Hard Drive configured as Non RAID Disk also known as RAID Ready Mode 2 Intel Application Accelerator driver is installed from within operating system to add Start Menu links and the Intel Storage 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 the Intel Application Accelerator 3 Open the Intel Storage Utility Start All Programs Intel Application Accelerator Intel Application Accelerator 63 RAID Ready 64 intel 4 Create a RAID 0 or RAID 1 volume via the Intel Storage Utility and perform a Create from Existing Disk migration right mouse click on RAID Volu
15. 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 downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 1809 A Known Compatibility Issues document is located at the following website http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012524 htm After the Intel Application Accelerator 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 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 should now be installed The instructions above assume that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM and BIOS have been configure
16. 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 Intel R Storage Utility Help Documentation Start Menu Shortcuts System Tray Icon Service Event Monitor Service Cancel 14 3 4 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 50 User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Intel R Application Accelerator 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 OEM 7 IH Z ISV Distribution amp Single User 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 Please Also Note Do you accept all the terms of the preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install Intel R Application Accelerator you must accept this agreement InstallShield 14 3 5 Installation Choose Destination Location Select the
17. performance RAID 0 or RAID l 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 0 or RAID 1 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 its most recent progress upon the next system reboot User s Manual 19 RAID Migration Feature This page is intentionally left blank 20 User s Manual O Note O Note Note User s Manual Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing 7 Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing Advanced Host Controller Interface Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is
18. restore the RAID 0 volume Select option 2 in the main menu to Delete RAID Volume In the Delete Volume Ment select the failed RAID 0 volume using the arrow keys and press the Delete key to delete the volume Press Y to confirm the deletion Create a new RAID 0 volume and re install your operating system to this volume The RAID 1 volume will start to rebuild once Windows is installed Failed Hard Drive Member When the Operating System in on the RAID 1 Volume or ona Non RAID Hard Drive l 2 3 88 Make sure the system is powered off Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity Reboot the system into Windows the RAID 1 volume will start rebuilding automatically Run the Intel Storage Utility from the Start menu or by clicking the Intel Application Accelerator tray icon In the Intel Storage Utility right click the RAID 0 volume and select Delete Volume Click through the confirmation dialogs to confirm the deletion In the Intel Storage Utility select Create RAID Volume Click through the wizard to create a new RAID 0 volume in the location of the volume that was deleted in step 5 above Use Windows Disk Management to partition and format the new RAID volume User s Manual Frequently Asked Questions FAQs intel 24 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator website for Frequently Asked Questions FAQs
19. the RAID Level and then press the lt TAB gt or lt ENTER gt key to advance to the next field 4 From the RAID Level press the lt Tab gt or lt ENTER gt key to advance to the Disks prompt The window will appears as follows 38 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Intel R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 6 6 6674 Copyright lt C gt Intel Corporation Rights Reserved RAID_Vo lume RAID lt CStripe 128KB Capacity 6 6 GB Create Volume Press ENTER to select the physical disks to use CtliChange CTABJ Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select User s Manual 39 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM intel 5 Press the lt Enter gt key to select the physical disks to use and the following prompt will appear Intel lt R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 0 6074 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved E CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 1 Maxtor ST 4QH4 SN 6666 38 1GB Non RAID Disk Select a minimum of two disks to use for creating the volume Select the disks to use for creating the volume Ct1 1 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete t4 Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 7 Select a minimum of two hard drives to use for creating the volume by using the SPACE
20. using the lt 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 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 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 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator 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 Use the up and down arrow keys to select the volume you would like to delete 3 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 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator 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 dele
21. volume 72 User s Manual intel User s Manual Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator 20 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator Uninstall Warning CRITICAL WARNING Removing the Intel Application Accelerator 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 Itis recommended that any RAID volume be deleted before disabling the Intel 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Disabling the Intel 82801FR SATA RAID Controller would re enable the SATA controller and the operating system would no longer use the Intel Application Accelerator driver For instructions on how to manually uninstall the Intel Application Accelerator please refer to Section 20 2 titled Windows XP Windows XP To manually uninstall the Intel Application 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 Applicatio
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23. 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 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 In tel RAID 1 Mirroring 4 RAID 1 Mirroring A RAID 1 array contains two hard drives where the data between the two is mirrored in real time Since all of the data is duplicated 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 op
24. NFORMATION RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status VUol ID gt Maxtor ST 4GH4 SN 8061 38 1GB 1 Maxtor ST 4GH4 SN 6086 38 1GB C tt Se 1 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt key and the following window will appear User s Manual 37 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Name RAID Level Disks Strip Size RAID Volunebj RAID lt Stripe gt Select Disks 128KB 6 6 GB Capacity 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 Tc CLLTABI Next ESC Previous Menu 2 Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the lt TAB gt or lt ENTER gt key to advance to the next field _CENTER ct Name RAID _Volume RAID Level Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 08 0 GB Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model RAID lt Stripe gt Creates a volume where equal portions of the volume are spread across all the disks This creates a volume with higher performance by accessing all disks at once RAIDI lt CMirror gt Creates a volume where a redundant copy of the data is stored on each disk This creates a volume protected from a single hard disk failure if e TAB LESC Menu__ CENTER ct j 3 Specify
25. When the Operating System is on the RAID 1 Volume or is on a Non RAID Hard Drive l 2 3 O Make sure the system is powered off Reconnect the hard drive Reboot the system into Windows the RAID 1 volume will start rebuilding automatically Run the Intel Storage Utility from the Start menu or click the Intel Application Accelerator tray icon In the Intel Storage Utility right click the RAID 0 volume and select Restore Volume Close the Intel Storage Utility Reboot the system into Windows the RAID 0 volume should now be restored and the RAID 1 volume will continue to rebuild Failed Hard Drive Member When the Operating System is on the RAID 0 Volume l Dis 3 mg Make sure the system is powered off Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity Power on the system and enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM user interface by pressing Ctrl i as soon as the RAID option ROM status screen is displayed In the Degraded RAID1 Detected menu select the new hard drive disk using the arrow keys and press the Enter key to initiate a rebuild to this hard drive disk Note that this menu will display all non RAID hard drive s in the system therefore ensure that you select the correct hard drive in order to avoid deleting data Back up any data on the selected hard drive before proceeding The Repairable Failure Detected menu appears next In this menu enter Y to
26. 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 2004 Intel Corporation intel 1 Scope of This DOCUMENT ssrsnessssiciii aa E e i aa 9 2 RAID Background 000 02 eeeeeeceeceeeeeeee ee eeeeee eee eeneeeeecaeeeeeceeeeeeeeseeeaeeeseeeaeeeeceeeaeeeteeaeesteeaees 11 3 RAIDO Striping sesinin Galle ee hu glee de is 13 4 RAID T MITON cicscs sescecvys E E T O ena wo OOA 15 5 Matrix RAID Two Volumes Per Array ssseeesssesrrssserrsseirrssettrnsstnnssttnnnstennnnstennnneennnnt 17 6 RAID Migration Feature scssi AEEA NAAA 19 7 Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing ceeeeeeeeeenes 21 8 Intel Application Accelerator 2 ccccccccceeeeeeeceeeeceeeeeseceeeaaeaeceeeeeeeseseaeaaneeeeeeeeseeennsenaeees 24 8 1 DESCRPUOM sis ccvinacecs ve ciaccea ceasudurseaed i daacaavasaugdanseneasadeaaeudennndsabiceadtanatinrecadeseeas 24 8 2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator cecececcecceeeeeeeeeeeeenteeeeeeees 24 9 seriall ATA SATA osian iia ouaa e a ea aea 27 9 1 Descriptio Muises A EE E Ea 27 9 2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives ccccccceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeaeeeeseenaeeeeeeaaees 27 10 BIOS Importance Settings ccccceecceeeeeceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeaeeeseaeeesaeeeeaeeeseeeesiaeeseeeess 29 11 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA
27. ally left blank 22 User s Manual User s Manual Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing 23 Intel Application Accelerator 8 1 8 2 24 intel 8 Intel Application Accelerator Description The Intel Application Accelerator software package provides high performance Serial ATA and Serial SATA RAID capabilities in Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Intel Application Accelerator contains the following key features Serial ATA RAID driver for Windows XP Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 providing RAID 0 for improved performance RAID 1 for improved protection against hard drive failures and Matrix RAID for a combination of RAID 0 and RAID 1 benefits Advanced Host Controller Interface support for both RAID and non RAID Serial ATA drives providing Native Command Queuing performance benefits as well as Native Hot Plug capability Intel Storage Utility which provides the Windows user interface for managing Serial ATA drives and RAID arrays Migration Feature allowing migration from a single drive RAID Ready configuration to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration without the need to reinstall the operating system Systems can even be migrated from a RAID Ready configuration to a Matrix RAID configuration by migrating to RAID 0 as selecting the minimum volume size Once the migration is complete a RAID 1 volume can be created in the remaining free array space User Notifica
28. ata before continuing Select Finish to create the new RAID volume _ ee lt Back Frin f Cancel _ ee _ 22 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions The Intel Storage 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 82 User s Manual Intel Storage Utility 22 4 1 Status Entries for Physical Disk Parameters Status Indicates the health of the disk Normal 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 Missing Disk is not present 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 22 4 2 Status Entries for Volume Parameters Status Indicates the health of the RAID volume Normal Volume data is fully accessible to host Failed One or more disks are missing or have failed a
29. bar to select A green arrow will appear immediately to the left of the hard drives once they have been selected similar to the following Intel R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 0 6074 Copyright C 2603 64 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CE CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt E SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status Maxtor ST 4QH4 SN 6061 38 1GB Non RAID Disk elect a minimum o wo disks to use for creating e volume Select F disks t H t th l Select the disks to use for creating the volume t Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete CtliChange CTAB Next CESC1 Previous Menu ENTER Select 6 Press the lt ENTER gt key once your selection is complete The window will be returned to the main menu 40 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM n Acce or RAID Opt 4 Inte o ine E CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt Disks Select Disks Sesh Sit tae 128KB Capacity 76 3 GB Create Volume C HELP 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 __ LES ENTE 7 Select the strip value for the RAID 0 array by scrolling through the available values by using the lt f g
30. d correctly and the RAID driver has been installed using the F6 installation method see Section 12 2 titled Installation Using F6 Method for additional information 14 3 1 Installation Steps After clicking on the EXE file installation will begin and the following screen will temporarily appear InstallShield Wizard InstallShield Wizard which will guide you through the rest of the setup process Please wait FX Intel R Application Accelerator Setup is preparing the LLL i Cancel User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 14 3 2 Installation Welcome Screen Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears Intel R Application Accelerator Setup Welcome to the InstallShield R Wizard for Intel R Application Accelerator The InstallShield R Wizard will install Intel R Application Accelerator on your computer To continue click Next Cancel 14 3 3 Installation Uninstall Warning Carefully read through the uninstall warning in the following window and then click on the Next button User s Manual 49 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Intel R Application Accelerator Setup Warning Please read the following information The driver about to be installed 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
31. e In the left hand Available window select the source hard drive and then click Next The data on the hard drive you select will be preserved and migrated across to a new RAID volume f Warning Itis 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 Storage Utility before the second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains all the data Select Source Hard Drive RAID volume Available Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Port 1 57312002345 Serial 3KA Port 2 WDC WD2500 D 75FYBO The data on the hard drive you select will be preserved and migrated across a new Selected Port 0 Maxtor BYO80MO Serial Y T a lt Back Next gt f Cancel User s Manual 69 RAID Migration Instructions intel 19 1 5 Select Member Hard Drive s Select the member hard drive s and then click Next Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as any member hard drive s Warning CRITICAL WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Create RAID Volume from Ex
32. e action instead refer to section 19 titled RAID Migration Instructions for additional information Create RAID Volume Wizard X Welcome to the Create RAID Volume Wizard This wizard creates a RAID volume across 2 hard drives or across available space on an existing array WARNING Creating an initial RAID volume will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drives or array Back up all important data before continuing In order to preserve the existing data on a hard drive use the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive action instead Select Next to continue 78 User s Manual User s Manual Intel Storage Utility 22 2 2 Configure Volume Select the RAID volume name RAID level and strip size and then click Next Configure Yolume You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below Volume Name RAID_VolumeO The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters RAID Level 128 KB v lt Back Cancel Create RAID Volume Wizard RAID Volume Name A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the RAID_Volume 1 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 optima
33. e 96 GIOSS ANY aici ish eet hale Nice E a a ee et al ee ee eee eel 97 5 Figures Tables FIQUIG T RAID O cerei Reeds ik reds E adeed a edie Greeti EAO Gents Bleed 13 Foure 2 RAID To aaria betas ees ia ee E in aarp vie med ie ads egies 15 Figure 3 Matrix RAID icie eater E tance eae EAEE ai OEREO 17 Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes sance 96 User s Manual Revis ion History Revision Description Revision Date Number 1 0 Initial Release March 20 2003 1 Added RAID 1 information June 6 2003 2 1 Updated screen captures June 21 2004 Added Intel Matrix RAID Technology AHCI Native Command June 15 2004 Queuing information 2 2 Updated ICH6R requirements and Option ROM updates November 16 2004 Document Conventions User s Manual Throughout this document symbols are used to indicate important messages to the reader These are marked as note important note caution or warning 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 need to be aware of This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual intel User s Manual Scope of This Document 1 Scope of This Document This document discusses how to properly configure your system when u
34. e Theoretical Transfer Rate MB s Generation 1 150MB 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 96 User s Manual Glossary Appendix D Glossary 48 bit LBA Technology used with hard drives larger than 137GB AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and hot plug 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 which allows 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 without loss of data Disks Physical disks attached to a RAID controller IDE Integrat
35. ed 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 ICH6R Intle 82801FR I O Controller Hub Intel Application Accelerator RAID 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 BlOSes setup utility Matrix RAID Combines the benefits of RAID 0 performance and RAID 1 protection on two hard drives Native Hot Plug Feature supported by AHCI allowing Serial ATA hard drive removal or insertion while the system is powered on and running For example this may be used when replacing a failed hard drive that is in an externally accessible drive enclosure NCQ Native Command Queuing NCQ is a feature supported by AHCI and it allows for ATA drives to accept more than one command at a time NCQ when used in conjunction with a hard drive that supports NCQ increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands PortO Serial ATA port connector on a motherboard identified as PortO Port1 Serial ATA port connector on a motherboard identified as Port1 POST Power On Self Test User s Manual 97 Glossary 98 INTel RAID Redundant Array of
36. eeeeeeeeeeeeteeeennaees 78 22 2 2 Contigure VOLUME at eaaa a aaa ESAR iA AAA in ARARLAR Rae iTA 79 22 2 3 Strip Size Des riptoNS rsen itarar i edarra ET deda EE a ii 79 22 2 4 Select Volume Location c cccccceceeeeeeeeceeceeeeeeeeseeeenaeeeeeeeeeesetensaees 80 22 2 5 Specify VOIUME SIZC r o arimo haaraan ea Enina ie ARRELS AERA 81 22 3 Completing Create RAID Volume Wizard 0 ce cceeceeeteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeteeeeeeaas 81 22 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions 0 ccccsceeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeteees 82 22 4 1 Status Entries for Physical Disk Parameters aeee 83 22 4 2 Status Entries for Volume Parameters ccccccccceeceeeeeeeeeeestneees 83 22 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Storage Utility eee 83 22 5 1 View System Report 0 ececceceeee eters ee enneee eee eeeeeeeieeeeesieeeeeesneeeeees 83 22 5 2 Saving Printing System Report cc eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeteneeeeeetneeeeeeae 84 22 6 Support Tab Information ceccccccccccececeeeeeeeecceeaeeeeeeeseceeeaeaaeceeeeeeesecsucaecaeeeeees 85 TPFOUBDIESHOOUNG ponimia vans sagen A Soaaeensnag Mi E E a Siaha 86 23 1 RAID Volume Restoration c ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeaeeeeeeeeeeeetencaeeeeeeeeeeees 86 23 1 1 Failed RAID 0 Volume a a a ina 86 23 1 2 Degraded RAID 1 Volume nendeni i e R E EA ET 87 23 1 3 Degraded RAID 1 and Failed RAID 0 Volume on a Single RAID Array87 Frequently Asked Ques
37. een successfully installed you will still need to install the Intel Application Accelerator 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 2 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 files IAAHCI CAT IAACHLINF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM and press ENTER See Section 12 1 titled Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette for instructions on how to extract these four files from the Intel Application Accelerator Setup exe file 4 After pressing ENTER you should be presented with a list of available SCSI Adapters it should list Intel R 82801FR 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 driver and Windows XP setup should continue Leave the flo
38. erating 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 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 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 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 5 Matrix RAID Two Volumes Per Array Matrix RAID Two Volumes Per Array Intel innovation continues with the introduction of Matrix RAID which combines the benefits of RAID 0 performance and RAID 1 protection on two hard drives For example games and video editing can benefit from improved performance by bein
39. es 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 C 7 C 8 User s Manual Serial ATA 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 an 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 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
40. folder in the following window where you would like Setup to install the files and then click on the Next button User s Manual 51 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Intel R Application Accelerator Setup Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install Intel R Application Accelerator in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder r Destination Folder C Program Files Intel Intel Application Accelerator InstallShield 14 3 6 Installation Select Program Folder Select a program folder in the following window where you would like Setup to add the program icons 52 User s Manual User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Intel R Application Accelerator Setup Select Program Folder Please select a program folder InstallShield Setup will add program icons to the Program Folder listed below You may type a new folder name or select one from the existing folders list Click Next to continue Program Folders Intel A Application Accelerato Existing Folders Accessories Administrative Tools Games Microsoft DirectX 9 0 SDK Update Summer 2003 PrintMe Internet Printing lt Back Cancel 14 3 7 Installation Setup Status The status of the Intel Application Accelerator Setup will then appear in the followi
41. g stored on a RAID 0 volume at the same time valuable personal photos and financial records can be better protected from a drive failure by being stored on the RAID 1 volume Matrix RAID provides better data protection than RAID 0 alone It does this by providing a second volume of RAID 1 storage where data can be protected from a single hard drive failure Additionally Matrix RAID provides greater total storage capacity and improved performance than is provided by RAID 1 alone Figure 3 Matrix RAID Minimum Disks Advantage Data Protection Application User s Manual Matrix RAID Hard Hard Drive 1 Drive 2 Protection via RAID 1 Games Performance via RAID 0 Benefits of RAID 0 and RAID 1 on a 2 Disk Array 2 Combines benefits of RAID 0 and RAID 1 on two hard drives Data stored on the RAID 1 volume is redundant and remains accessible in the event of a single hard drive failure Matrix RAID is an option for advanced users who desire increased capacity and performance while still protecting some data from a single hard drive failure 17 Matrix RAID Two Volumes Per Array This page is intentionally left blank 18 User s Manual In tel RAID Migration Feature 6 RAID Migration Feature The RAID migration feature in the Intel Application Accelerator is an advanced software technology that enables a properly configured PC known as a RAID Ready system to be easily converted into a high
42. ill appear immediately to the left of the hard drives once they have been selected similar to the following Intel lt R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 6 6 6074 Copyright C gt 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved MAIN MENU J Create RAID Volume l Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 1 Maxtor 5T 40H4 SN 6606 38 1GB Select the disks that should be reset CtL 1 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete Cti Select CESC Exit CENTER Select Menu 3 Press the lt ENTER gt key to complete the selection 4 Confirm the selection by pressing the lt Y gt key User s Manual 45 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM This page is intentionally left blank 46 User s Manual intel 14 1 D Caution 14 2 14 3 User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 14 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Installation Caution The Intel Application Accelerator 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 followi
43. ined 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
44. ipset see http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012492 htm Symptom Operating System Not Supported The following error message occurs during installation G This operating system is not currently supported by this install package Installer will now exit Resolution This issue is resolved by installing the Intel Application Accelerator on a system with a supported operating system see http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid sb CS 009343 htm Note Note for Windows XP users In order to successfully complete installation of the Intel Application Accelerator with Windows XP the user must be logged on with Administrator rights User s Manual 61 Issues During Installation This page is intentionally left blank 62 User s Manual intel 18 1 18 2 User s Manual RAID Ready 18 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 1 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 and one Serial ATA SATA hard drive 2 Motherboard BIOS that includes the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM 3 Intel Application Accelerator 4 RAID Controller
45. isting Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as any member hard drive s m Selected Port 1 57312002345 Serial 3KA Available Port 2 WDC WD2500 D 75FYB0 lt m A WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing 19 2 Specify Volume Size Use the fields or slider bar to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume and then click Next 70 User s Manual 19 3 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Specify Volume Size Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume Maximum Volume Size GB 152 7 Minimum Yolume Size GB 76 4 Percentage of Available Space joo Volume Size GB 1527 J For RAID 0 volumes you must choose at least 50 of the hard drive space You will need to create a second volume in order to utilize the remaining space For RAID 1 volumes you must use 100 of the hard drive space Completing Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Migration 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 While you can sti
46. kage and insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file This method is available for Windows XP For Windows XP the IAAHCI CAT IAACHI INF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS 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 82801FR SATA RAID Controller OEM OEMBootFiles iaAhci cat iaAhci inf iaStor cat iaStor inf iaStor sys Txtsetup oem Place iaAhci cat iaAhci inf iaStor cat iaStor inf iaStor sys and Txtsetup oem in the following folder lt SystemRoot gt i386 OEM Textmode 75 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP This page is intentionally left blank 76 User s Manual Intel Storage Utility 22 Intel Storage Utility 22 1 Description The Intel Storage Utility is a Windows based application that provides management capabilities and detailed status information for storage devices and RAID arrays 22 2 Create Volume Manually The Intel Application Accelerator 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
47. l SKA Available J Selected WARNING Selecting hard drives will permanently delete the data on the hard drives Back up all important data before continuing Selecting an existing array will preserve any volume s on the array 80 User s Manual Intel Storage Utility 22 2 5 Specify Volume Size Use the fields or slider bar to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume and then click Next Create RAID Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume Maximum Volume Size GB 152 7 Minimum Yolume Size GB 1 5 Percentage of Available Space Moo Volume Size GB 152 7 J If you specify a size that is lower than the maximum volume size you will need to create a second RAID volume in order to utilize the remaining space ees lt Back f Next gt f Cancel ee 22 3 Completing Create RAID Volume Wizard Select Finish to create the new RAID volume Warning CRITICAL WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drive s Back up all important data before continuing User s Manual 81 Intel Storage Utility Create RAID Volume Wizard Completing the Create RAID Volume Wizard Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drive s Back up all important d
48. l 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 22 2 3 titled Strip Size Descriptions 22 2 3 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings Descriptions 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 79 Intel Storage Utility a 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 22 2 4 Select Volume Location In the left hand Available window specify the location for the new RAID volume by selecting 2 hard drives or an array and then click Next D Warning CRITICAL WARNING Selecting hard drives will permanently delete the data on the hard drives Back up all important data before continuing Selecting an existing array will preserve any volume s on the array Create RAID Volume Wizard Select Yolume Location Specify the location for the new RAID volume by selecting 2 hard drives or an array below Port 2 WDC WD2500 D 75FYB0 Port 0 Maxtor 6YO80MO Serial Y Port 1 57312002345 Seria
49. lete Volume Menu select the failed RAID 0 volume using the arrow keys and press the Delete key to delete the volume 6 Press Y to confirm the deletion 7 Create anew RAID volume If the failed hard drive was a part of the system volume you will also need to reinstall the operating system User s Manual intel User s Manual Troubleshooting 23 1 2 Degraded RAID 1 Volume A RAID 1 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected and data mirroring is lost As a result the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member To re establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Reboot the system to Windows the rebuild will occur automatically Failed Hard Drive Member Make sure the system is powered off Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity Reboot the system to Windows When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume click Yes The Intel R Storage Utility will be launched Right click the new hard drive and select Rebuild to this Disk The Rebuild Wizard will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive i a 23 1 3 Degraded RAID 1 and Failed RAID 0 Volume ona Single RAID Array Thi
50. lick Disk Management in the program tree on the left located under Storage subsection 2 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 User s Manual In RAID Migration Instructions tel 19 RAID Migration Instructions The Intel Application Accelerator 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 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 10 and 11 to properly configure the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator during Windows Setup Refer to Section 12 for instructions on installing the driver du
51. ll 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 Select Finish to begin migrating data to the new volume gt CRITICAL WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete all existing data on the selected hard drive s Back up all important data before continuing 71 RAID Migration Instructions Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard X Completing the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to use other applications during this time WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drive s Back up all important data before continuing Select Finish to begin migrating data to the new volume 19 4 Successful Migration If the migration process was completed successfully the following dialog window will appear Migration Status p The RAID volume was created from an existing hard drive successfully The system will need to be rebooted to use A the full capacity of the new volume Do you want to reboot the system now No O Note You must reboot your system in order to use the full capacity of the new
52. lly left blank 26 User s Manual intel 9 1 Serial ATA SATA 9 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 27 Serial ATA SATA 28 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 carefully follow any instructions that come from the hard d
53. lowing website http downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 1809 The following files need to be copied from the compressed CAB file which is contained inside the Intel Application Accelerator EXE package IAAHCI CAT IAACHLINF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM 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 Once these files have been extracted copy the IAAHCI CAT IAACHLINF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS 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 User s Manual Loading the Intel Application Accelerator Driver During Operating Sys 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 driver using the F6 installation method complete the following steps After completing these steps and the operating system has b
54. mes or select option under RAID file menu 5 When migration is complete Reboot 6 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 or RAID 1 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 18 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 18 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 1b 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 c
55. n Accelerator RAID Option ROM Installed a Enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Setup by pressing the Ctrl and i CTRL i keys at the appropriate time during boot up Note If your system does not appear to have Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM installed skip to step 2d below b Once you have entered the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Setup select menu option 3 to Reset disks to non RAID c Exit the Intel Option ROM Setup or 73 Uninstalling the Intel Application Accelerator 74 intel If System Does Not Have Intel RAID Application Accelerator 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 User s Manual User s Manual Unattended Installation Under Windows XP 21 Unattended Installation Under Windows XP To install the Intel Application Accelerator as outlined in the Microsoft document Deployment Guide Automating Windows NT Setup use the supplied TXTSETUP OEM file included in the application pac
56. nd cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOUVERABLE CtilSelect lt ESC gt 1 Previous Menu lt DEL gt Delete Volume 3 Confirm the volume deletion by pressing the lt Y gt key 44 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM INTel D Warning By performing this operation 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 volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives and the following window will appear Intel CR gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 6 6 6074 Copyright C 2003 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved C MAIN MENU Create RAID Volume Resetting RAID data will remove internal RAID structures from the selected RAID disks By removing these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 1 Maxtor 5T 40H4 SN 6606 38 1GB Select the disks that should be reset CtL Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER Selection Complete Ct1 Select CENTER 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 Select the hard drives that should be reset by using the SPACE bar to select A green arrow w
57. nd 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 22 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Storage Utility The Intel Storage 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 22 5 1 View System Report To generate and view a report simply arrow up and click on View located at the top left of the window arrow down and click on System Report as illustrated in the following example User s Manual 83 Intel Storage Utility intel Intel R Storage Utility SAXI File View Actions Help Refresh F5 System Report When viewing the System Report you will also have the ability to save or print the report 22 5 2 Saving Printing System Report To save or print a report simply arrow up and click on File arrow down and click on Save System Report or Print System Report as illustrated in the following example 2 Intel R Storage Utility SAX File view Actions Help ipa Save System Report Print System Report Exit ctrl x RAID Controllers Information a Thtel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Selecting Save System Report option The report can be sa
58. ng non driver components can be un installed e Intel Storage 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 14 2 1 Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager Before installing the Intel Application Accelerator 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 the Intel Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator is most likely supplied on a CD ROM that was included with your motherboard or system 47 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 48 intel If needed the Intel Application Accelerator can also be downloaded from the following Intel website http support intel com support go iaa tti_r htm The Intel Application Accelerator is available for supported operating systems see http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid sb CS 009343 htm in both English iaarxx_enu exe and multi language iaarxx_multi
59. ng window 53 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Intel R Application Accelerator Setup Setup Status installshield 14 3 8 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete Once installation is complete the following window will appear and then select Finish 54 User s Manual Installing the Intel Application Accelerator Intel R Application Accelerator Setup InstallShield R Wizard Complete The InstallShield R Wizard has successfully installed Intel R Application Accelerator Before you can use the program you must restart your computer C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup lt Back Cance User s Manual 55 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator is Installed intel 15 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator is Installed To confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator has been installed complete the following steps e Click on Start Button All Programs e Find the Intel Application Accelerator program group e Select the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut e The Intel Storage Utility should be shown If installation was done via have disk F6 or unattended installation methods you can confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator has been loaded by completing the following steps For Windows XP O Note The following instructions assume classic mode Click on Start Bu
60. o Non RAID 000 cececeeeeceeee cece ee eeceae cnet erst eececenieeeeeeeeeees 45 14 Installing the Intel Application Accelerator cccccccceceeeceeceeeeeeeeecneaeeeeeeeeeesesseneeeeees 47 User s Manual 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 14 1 Installation CAUtiOn ss 2 2 5 csc kss Santas te ea les eet sg r e aa desea iter aea 47 14 2 Steps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 05 47 14 2 1 Resolve Conflicts in Device Managel cccccseeceeeeiteeeeeetnieeeerens 47 14 3 Obtaining and Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 47 14 3 1 Installation StepStone eied ieena edi 48 14 3 2 Installation Welcome Screen cccccccccccccececececeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeness 49 14 3 3 Installation Uninstall Warning eeseeeeeeeeeeeeerneserrrsseerresrrrrssrerrrsseeens 49 14 3 4 Installation License Agreement cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeaaees 50 14 3 5 Installation Choose Destination Location cccseceeeeeeeeteeeenteees 51 14 3 6 Installation Select Program Folder sssseeeesseeeeseerreseerrresrrrrssrrrrssreeen 52 14 3 7 Installation Setup Status cc ccccccccccccecececeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseuensuseeees 53 14 3 8 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete ccceceeeeeeereeees 54 Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator is Installed cccccceecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseneees 5
61. on Intel Motherboards cere 31 11 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets 000 0 eceeeeeteeeeeeeteeeeeetteeeeeeaes 31 11 2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 VOIUME c ccccceeeceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeecaeaeeeeeeeesesensnaeeneees 32 11 3 Delete RAID Volume cccccccceceeeeeccee cece eee eeeeeeceeaaeceeeeeeeesesecdaeaeeeeeeeseeteesnanees 32 11 4 Reset RAID Data o oo eee cceccccc cece cece ceeecee cece ee eeeeeeeeaaaeeeeeeeeeseceaaaaeaeeeeeeesetenssenaeees 32 12 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator Driver During Operating System Install 34 12 1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette 00 ee ecceceeeeeeeeeeeeenteeeeeeneeeeeeeaas 34 12 2 Installation Using F6 Method ec ceceeeeeeneeeeeeneee inanda naen NA NARAR ENRETA KERA 35 13 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM ccccceceeeeeeeeececeeeeeeeeeeeseneaeeeeees 36 TSA DESCHPUOMacavvccertcesandicasedesdetevatartessanndesiah set catanahdeiabaeadeataasadaneread cataasandecseadnaatanen 36 13 2 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Installed 36 13 3 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM ceceeeeeeees 36 13 3 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID VolUmMEeS n 36 13 3 2 Create RAID Q VolUMe 2 000 022 cee deanei a i E 37 13 3 3 Delete RAID VolUMG 0 0ccccceccceceee cece eee ee eee eeee ce eeeeeeeeeeecaeeeeeeeetees 44 13 3 4 Reset Disks t
62. oration is not possible you will need to recreate the RAID volume and restore data manually from a back up Refer to the section below that corresponds to your particular scenario to restore the RAID configuration on your system 23 1 1 Failed RAID 0 Volume A RAID 0 volume is reported as failed when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected When either of these scenarios occur the RAID 0 volume and its data is no longer accessible Unless a hard drive member has failed the RAID 0 volume can be restored If either scenario occurs refer to the corresponding procedure below Missing Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Power on the system and enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM user interface by pressing Ctrl i as soon as the RAID option ROM status screen is displayed 4 On the Repairable Failure Detected dialog enter Y to restore the RAID 0 volume 5 Exit the utility by selecting option 4 in the main menu 6 Reboot the system into Windows the RAID 0 volume should now be restored Failed Hard Drive Member 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Replace the failed hard drive 3 Power on the system and enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM user interface by pressing Ctrl i as soon as the RAID option ROM status screen is displayed 4 Select option 2 in the main menu to Delete RAID Volume 5 Inthe De
63. ou can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below RAID_Volumed The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters RAID Level RAID 0 bd 128 KB v lt Back Cancel RAID Volume Name A desired RAID volume name needs to be typed in where the RAID _Volume0 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 Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 19 1 3 titled Strip Size Descriptions 19 1 3 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings Descriptions 4KB For specialized usage models requiring 4KB strips 68 User s Manual RAID Migration Instructions 8KB For specialized usage models requiring 8KB strips 16KB Best for sequential transfers 32KB Good for sequential transfers 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 19 1 4 Select Source Hard Driv
64. ownloadfinder2 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 User s Manual 91 Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets n 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 92 User s Manual intel Appendix C Serial ATA C 1 C 2 Description Serial ATA 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 600MB sec during its anticipated 10 year roadmap e
65. pe gt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity GB Press ENTER to Create the specified volume 10 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 Note The disk volume information listed for your system can differ from the following example Intel R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 6074 Copyright C 04 Intel Corporation fill Rights Reserved Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit E DISK UOLUME INFORMATION J RAID Volumes ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable 8 RAID_Volume RAID lt Stripe gt 128KB 76 3GB Yes Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type StatusCVol ID gt 8 Maxtor ST 4 H4 SN 6661 38 1GB 1 Maxtor 5ST 4QH4 SN 6666 38 1GB 11 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the lt Enter gt key to exit the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM and the following prompt will appear 42 User s Manual User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 6 6 6074 Copyright lt C gt 2003 04 i Ww All Rights Reserved Create RAID Volume Delete RAID Volume Reset Disks to Non RAID Exit RAID Volumes ID Nam 8 RAI Y fre you sure you want to exit CY ND Physical Port Dri 8 Maxtor 5T 4A H4 N 6661 1 Maxtor ST 4QH4 SN 0686 Ct1 1 Select LESC E
66. ppy 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 35 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM 13 1 13 2 13 3 36 intel 13 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Description The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012492 htm The Intel Application Accelerator 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 Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Installed There is only one way to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator Option ROM has been integrated into the system BIOS e Press the CTRL I keys when you see the Intel R Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM 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 V4 1 0 xxxx Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM
67. professional Only qualified and trained professionals should open a computer system Note Note 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 the website listed below shows the combinations that make up the various Intel 800 series of chipsets 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 Attp support intel com support chipsets inf identify htm User s Manual Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets intel Appendix B Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel
68. ring Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Application Accelerator after the operating system is installed See Section 14 3 for where the Intel Application Accelerator can be downloaded To create a volume from an existing disk complete the following steps D Warning A Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive 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 After the Intel Application Accelerator has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted click on the Intel R Storage Utility shortcut link and the following window will appear Note The drives listed in your system can differ from the following illustration E Intel R Storage Utility AA Fie view Actions Help 6 Intel RAID Controllers Information Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller amp Non RalD Hard Drives This item displays any storage controller s in the system E Maxtor BYO80MO currently managed by the Intel Storage Utility amp 7312002345 amp WDC WwD2500 D 75FYB0 CD DVD Drives MediaTek CD RW 1588 User s Manual 65 RAID Migration Instructions intel 19 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive To create a RAID volume from an existing disk click on Actions in the file menu and select
69. rive manufacturer User s Manual intel BIOS Importance Settings 10 BIOS Importance Settings User s Manual In order to install the Intel Application Accelerator it is required that the system BIOS includes the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM ICH6R based systems should use Option ROM 4 0 2 or later It is also necessary that the system BIOS is set up correctly for the RAID controller before installing the Intel Application Accelerator 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 imst sb CS 012492 htm Section 11 identifies how to configure the BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA 29 BIOS Importance Settings This page is intentionally left blank 30 User s Manual intel O Note User s Manual Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards 11 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
70. s scenario can occur when two RAID volumes 0 and 1 exist on a single RAID array see Intel R Matrix RAID Technology A RAID 0 volume is reported as failed and a RAID 1 volume is reported as degraded when one of their hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected If this scenario occurs refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation Missing Hard Drive Member When the Operating System is on the RAID 0 Volume 1 Make sure the system is powered off 2 Reconnect the hard drive 3 Power on the system and enter the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM user interface by pressing Ctrl i as soon as the RAID option ROM status screen is displayed 4 Inthe Degraded RAID1 Detected menu select the new hard drive disk using the arrow keys and press the Enter key to initiate a rebuild to this hard drive disk Note that this menu will display all non RAID hard drive s in the system therefore ensure that you select the correct hard drive in order to avoid deleting data Back up any data on the selected hard drive before proceeding 5 The Repairable Failure Detected menu will appear In this menu enter Y to restore the RAID 0 volume Exit the utility by selecting option 4 in the main menu 7 Reboot the system into Windows the RAID 0 volume should now be restored and the RAID 1 volume will automatically rebuild in Windows D 87 Troubleshooting intel Missing Hard Drive Member
71. sing the Intel Application Accelerator 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 imst sb CS 012492 htm e Supported operating system http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid sb CS 009343 htm Please note that the Intel Application Accelerator 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 intel User s Manual RAID Background 2 RAID Background RAID Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks was originally conceived 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
72. t or lt 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 64KB Good general purpose strip size 128 KB Best performance for most desktops and workstations 8 Scroll down to Capacity enter the volume capacity and press lt ENTER gt The default value indicates the maximum volume capacity using the selected disks If less than the maximum volume capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 225 GB Create Volume C HELP Enter the volume capacity The default value indicates the maximum volume capacity using the selected disks If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space 9 Scroll down to Create Volume and press the lt ENTER gt key to create the specified volume and the following prompt will appear User s Manual 41 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM Option ROM v4 6 6 6074 n All Rights Reserved 44 Intel Corporation CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stri
73. te the RAID set and remove any RAID structures from the drives User s Manual Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards i ntel 2 Inthe selections screen use the lt space gt bar to select the drives you would like to reset Press lt Enter gt when done 3 Confirm the selection by pressing the lt Y gt key User s Manual 33 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator Driver During Operating System Install 12 1 34 intel 12 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator Driver During Operating System Install 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 Driver and press lt Enter gt The following files should be on this disk IAACHI CAT IAAHCLINF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM Press lt Enter gt to select the Intel RAID Controller Press lt Enter gt to continue with Windows Setup 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 or use the CD shipped with your motherboard which contains the Intel Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator can be downloaded from the fol
74. tion provides SMART notification and early warning of potential hard drive failures through the use of balloon messages from a system tray icon Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator is required if you have supported hardware and would like to enable RAID performance or data protection features on two hard drives or enable Native Command Queuing performance on single drive RAID systems The Intel Application Accelerator is not required for stand alone Serial ATA hard drive s to work properly e g not configured for RAID or AHCI To use the Intel Application Accelerator your system must meet ALL of the following requirements e A supported Intel chipset http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012492 htm e A supported operating system http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid sb CS 009343 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 User s Manual Intel Application Accelerator ntel e A hard drive which supports Native Command Queuing NCQ a feature supported by Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI D Warning Serial ATA has specific requirements Please refer to the Appendix C 3 for more information User s Manual 25 Intel Application Accelerator This page is intentiona
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76. tree e Note the specific Intel SATA RAID Controller depends on your system but will be in the format 82801xR e Then look for a parameter in the Parameters list box titled Driver Version This should have a version number in the following format 4 5 0 xxxx 16 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 4 5 0 xxxx 58 User s Manual User s Manual Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator Installed 59 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator Installed This page is intentionally left blank 60 User s Manual 17 1 17 2 Issues During Installation 17 Issues During Installation Symptom Incompatible Hardware The following error message occurs during installation Question Incompatible hardware This software is not supported on this chipset Please select e Yes to view the Readme file For a list of supported products Refer to section 2 titled System Requirements No Resolution This issue is resolved by installing the Intel Application Accelerator on a system with a supported Intel ch
77. tton Control Panel Double click on the System icon Select the Hardware tab Select Device Manager button Expand the SCSI and RAID Controllers entry Right click on the Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Select the Driver tab Select the Driver Details button iaStor sys should be displayed in the window as the following image illustrates Driver File Details Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller Driver files C AAWINDOWS System32 DRIVERS aStor sys 56 User s Manual User s Manual Confirming the Intel Application Accelerator is Installed This page is intentionally left blank 57 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator Installed intel 16 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator Installed There are two different ways to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator is installed e Use the Intel Storage Utility e Locate the RAID driver iaStor sys itself and view the file properties 16 1 Using the Intel Storage Utility e Run the Intel Storage Utility from the following Start Menu path Windows XP Start gt All Programs gt Intel Application Accelerator gt Intel Application Accelerator Windows 2000 Start gt Programs gt Intel Application Accelerator gt Intel Application Accelerator e Click the Device Information Tab e Single left click the Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller item in the Devices
78. ved to a location on your hard drive and then viewed with a text viewer such as Notepad or WordPad 84 User s Manual Intel Storage Utility 22 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 e Top Technical Issues e User s Manual e Intel Application Accelerator Downloads e Compatibility Information The following illustration shows an example of the Support tab Support Prior to contacting technical support please refer to our Intel R Application Accelerator support pages Visit a support page by selecting the appropriate topic below Top Technical Issues http support intel com support go iaa tt_r htm User s Manual http support intel com support go iaa kb_r htm Downloads http 4 support intel com support go iaa downloads_r htm Compatibility Information http support intel com support go laa compat_r htm User s Manual 85 Troubleshooting 86 23 Troubleshooting Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets imst index htm 23 1 RAID Volume Restoration In the event that a RAID volume is reported as degraded or failed by the Intel R Application Accelerator tray icon it may be possible to restore the RAID volume If rest
79. xit CENTER Select Menu 12 Confirm the exit by pressing lt Y gt key 43 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM yy Warning 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 D Warning If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM your system will become unbootable Intel R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 0 6074 Copyright lt C gt Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved DELETE VOLUME MENU Name Level Drives Sapacity Status Bootable Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive lt s gt and cause any member disks to become available as non RAID disks EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOLUME WILL BE LOST AND NON RECOVERABLE 2 Select the volume and press the lt Delete gt key to delete the RAID volume and the following prompt will appear Intel lt R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 0 0 6074 Copyright 2603 04 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved E DELETE VOLUME MENU J Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable RAID_VolumeG RAID lt Stripe gt 2 76 3GB Yes L 1 Are you sure you want to delete volume RAID_Volume Y ND Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drives a

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