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Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Edition User's Manual Revision 1.1 July 2003 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 2
AND INTEL DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY, RELATING TO SALE AND/OR USE OF INTEL PRODUCTS INCLUDING LIABILITY OR WARRANTIES RELATING specifications and product descriptions at any time, without notice. Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 3
Intel Motherboards 27 10.1 Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Sets 27 10.2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume 28 10.3 Delete RAID Volume 28 10.4 Reset RAID Data 28 11 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System Install ...29 11.1 Instructions on - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 4
17.3 Steps on Setting Up a "RAID Ready" System 53 17.4 Converting a "RAID Ready" System into RAID 0 or RAID 1 System with Migration Feature ...53 17.4.1 Creating a New Partition Using Windows* Disk Management 54 18 RAID Migration Instructions 55 18.1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk 57 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 5
RAID Edition Utility ...72 21.6 Support Tab Information 74 22 Troubleshooting ...75 23 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs 76 Appendix A How to Identify the Intel Chipset 77 Appendix B Intel Chipset Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes 83 Appendix D Glossary ...84 User's Manual 5 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 6
R Figures Figure 1. RAID 0 ...13 Figure 2. RAID 1 ...15 Tables Table 1. Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes 83 6 User's Manual - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 7
Revision Number 1.0 1.1 Description Initial Release. Added RAID 1 and Windows* 2000 information Revision Date March 20, 2003 This symbol means reader be careful. Warning: Warning: Not following these instructions might render the system unusable. Certain functions may also have consequences that - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 8
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this guide are only relevant on systems implementing a RAID solution and using a supported Intel chipset and supported operating system. • Supported Intel chipsets http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/suppchip.htm • Supported operating system http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 10
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RAID Background R 2 RAID Background RAID of RAID (RAID 0 - RAID 5) to provide a balance of performance and data protection. Each RAID level Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks (RAID)." This document is archived at the University .edu/TechRepPages/CSD-87-391 RAID was designed to improve the - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 12
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in a RAID 0 array RAID levels, especially for reading and writing large sequential files. Real world usage models where RAID hard drives in a RAID 0 array are combined RAID 0 array will appear as a single 80 GB hard drive to the operating system. No redundancy information is stored in a RAID 1. RAID - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 14
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disk failure, the computer system will remain fully operational to ensure maximum productivity. The performance of a RAID 1 array is greater than that of a single drive since data can be read from multiple disks and for any application(s) requiring very high availability. User's Manual 15 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 16
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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 from the point of it's most recent progress upon the next system reboot. User's Manual 17 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 18
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core driver for Windows XP and Windows 2000 • Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility • Migration Feature 6.2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition? The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition reduces the storage sub-system bottleneck, enabling the processor - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 20
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drives. Installing Serial ATA (SATA) hard drives requires the use of a SATA data cable (7-pin, 4conductor) 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 21 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 22
(A) on the motherboard 2. Attach the other cable end (B) to the SATA hard drive Note: Both the data and power SATA cables are new designs - you cannot use older 40-pin 80conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives. ** You should always carefully follow any instructions that come - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 23
of purchase for instructions on properly configuring the system BIOS for RAID. If you are using an Intel motherboard with a supported Intel chipset, (see http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/suppchip.htm) Section 10 identifies how to configure the BIOS for Intel® RAID for Serial ATA - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 24
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in version 3.5 of the Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Edition, Intel recommends that you first upgrade your system BIOS to one that includes version 3.5 of the Intel RAID Option ROM. You can obtain this system BIOS from your motherboard or system manufacturer. The Intel Application Accelerator - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 26
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10 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards Note: 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- - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 28
Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards R 10.2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume Note: Please refer to Section 12 for illustration examples of the Intel RAID Option ROM windows. 1. Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press the key. 2. Select the desired RAID - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 29
to continue with Windows Setup. 11.1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette To create an F6 floppy diskette that contains the files that are needed when installing the driver via an F6 installation method, complete the following steps: 1. Download the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 30
to continue. 6. At this point, you have successfully F6'ed in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver and Windows XP setup should continue. Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself. Windows* setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again to the - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 31
BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset (see http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/suppchip.htm). The Intel RAID Option ROM is a PnP option ROM that provides a pre-operating system user interface for the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 32
(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID BIOS v3.0.0.2307 Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. RAID Volumes: None defined. Non-RAID Disks to RAID 0. After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear: Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 33
window will appear: Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility 0 8 Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. v3.0.0.2307 1 CREATE ARRAY MENU ║ ║ ║ Name: RAID_Volume1 ║ ║ Strip Size: 128KB ║ ║ RAID ]-Previous Menu [ENTER]-Select 8 User's Manual 33 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 34
RAID 0 or RAID most desktops and workstations 4. Select the RAID level by scrolling through the available values window will appears as follows: Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Name: RAID_Volume1 ║ ║ Strip Size: 128KB ║ ║ RAID Level: RAID0(Striping) ║ ║ Capacity: 223.5GB - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 35
Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Strip Size: 128KB ║ ║ RAID Level: RAID0(Striping) ║ ║ window will be returned to the main menu with an updated status similar to the following: Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Normal ║ ║ ║ ║ Non-RAID Disks: ║ ║ None defined. - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 36
RAID Configuration utility and the following prompt will appear: Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID 1. Create RAID Volume ║ ║ 2. Delete RAID Volume ║ ║ 3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID ║ ║ 3KA0H0M0 Port1 111.7GB Normal ║ ║ ║ ║ Non-RAID Disks: ║ ║ None defined. ║ ║ ║ [↑↓]-Select - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 37
be lost. 1. Select option 2 'Delete RAID Volume' from the main menu window and press the key to select a RAID volume for deletion. The following window will appear: Warning: If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 38
Option ROM R Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility 0 0 Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All Rights volume data on the drive(s) and ║ ║ cause any member disks to become available as non-RAID disks. ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ ║ WARNING: EXISTING DATA WITHIN THIS VOULME WILL - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 39
be lost. 4. Select option 3 'Reset Disks to Non-RAID' and press the key to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives and the following window will appear: Intel(R) RAID for Serial ATA - RAID Configuration Utility 0 0 Copyright(C) 2003 Intel Corporation. All - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 40
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additional information on the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility. Obtaining and Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is most likely supplied on a CD-ROM that was included with your motherboard or system. User's Manual 41 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 42
com/scripts-df/Product_Filter.asp?ProductID=961 A Known Compatibility Issues document is located at the following website: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/compat.htm After the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been downloaded from the Intel website to a known location - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 43
Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition R 13.3.2 Installation: Welcome Screen Click on the 'Next' button after the following welcome window appears: 13.3.3 Installation: License Agreement Carefully read through the license agreement in the following window and if you accept all - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 44
RAID Edition R 13.3.4 Installation: Choose Destination Location Select the folder in the following window where you would like Setup to install the files and then click on the 'Next' button: 13.3.5 Installation: Select Program Folder Select a program folder in the following window - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 45
Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition R 13.3.6 Installation: Setup Status The status of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup will then appear in the following window: User's Manual 45 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 46
Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition R 13.3.7 Installation: InstallShield* Wizard Complete Once installation is complete, the following window will appear: 46 User's Manual - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 47
'Device Manager' button • Expand the 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' entry • Right-click on the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller' • Select the 'Driver' tab • Select the 'Driver Details' button • 'iaStor.sys' should be displayed in the window as the following image illustrates: User's Manual 47 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 48
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Accelerator RAID Edition# Intel Application Accelerator • Click the 'Device Information' Tab • ·Single left click the 'Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID xxxx 15.2 RAID Driver File Properties: • Locate the file "iaStor.sys" within the following path: \Windows\System32\Drivers • Right - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 50
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.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/suppchip.htm) Note: Note For Windows* XP and Windows 2000 Users: In order to successfully complete installation of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition with Windows* XP or Windows 2000, the user must be logged on with Administrator rights. User's Manual 51 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 52
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System with a supported Intel chipset (currently a chipset with an Intel® 82801ER I/O Controller Hub) and one Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive 2. Motherboard BIOS that includes the Intel RAID Option ROM 3. Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 4. RAID Controller enabled in the BIOS 17.3 Steps on - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 54
'RAID Volumes' or select option under 'RAID' file menu) 5. When migration is complete, Reboot 6. Optional: Use 3rd party application or Windows* to using Windows Disk Management (See Section 17.4.1 for instructions) or 5. Extend the partition to fill the rest of the available space. Windows does - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 55
for RAID before installing Windows* XP on the single SATA hard drive. Refer to Section 8 and 10 to properly configure the BIOS. 2. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition during Windows Setup. Refer to Section 11 for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 56
RAID Migration Instructions R After the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted, click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link and the following window will appear: Note: The 'Physical Disks' listed in your system can differ - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 57
RAID Migration Instructions R 18.1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk To create a RAID volume from an existing disk, right-mouse click on 'RAID Volumes' and select 'Create From Existing Disk' to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below: Note: Note: Creating a RAID volume from an existing - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 58
RAID Migration Instructions R which one is the target disk. On a RAID Ready system, this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port (e.g. Port 0 or Port 1) the single disk is attached to. You can also use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 59
RAID Migration Instructions R 18.1.2 Step 2 of 3: Select the RAID Volume Name, RAID Level, and Strip Size For Step 2, select the RAID volume name, RAID level, and strip size and then click 'Next': RAID Volume Name: A desired RAID is best suited to your specific RAID usage model. Additional details - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 60
RAID Migration Instructions R 18.1.3 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings Please note that once you have selected 'Migrate' on Step 3 of 3, the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 61
RAID Migration Instructions R 18.1.5 Step 3 of 3: Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume For step 3, confirm the creation of the new RAID volume and 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 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 62
RAID Migration Instructions R Note: The time remaining for your system can differ from the following example. 18.3 Successful Migration If the migration process was completed successfully, the following dialog window will appear: Note: You must reboot your system in order to use the full capacity - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 63
the SATA controller and the operating system would no longer use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition driver. For instructions on how to manually uninstall the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition, please refer to Section 19.2 titled 'Windows* XP / Windows 2000'. 19.2 Windows* XP - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 64
any partitions on the hard drives that were previously connected to the RAID controller 4. Reinstall the operating system Note: If you experience any difficulties making these changes to the system BIOS, please contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for assistance. 64 User - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 65
.EXE -A -P C:\' as described in the 'Advanced Installation Instructions' section of the README.TXT.) Windows* XP / Windows 2000: // Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND.TXT file [MassStorageDrivers] "Intel(R) 82801ER SATA RAID Controller" = OEM [OEMBootFiles] iaStor.inf iaStor.sys iaStor - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 66
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Description The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility is a Windows*-based application that provides management capabilities and detailed status information for storage devices and RAID arrays. 21.2 Create Volume Manually The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the ability - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 68
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility R Note: Manually creating a RAID volume can also be accomplished by clicking on the 'RAID' file menu, and then arrow down and click on 'Create Volume Manually'. 68 User's Manual - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 69
RAID Level: Select the desired RAID level: RAID 0 (Performance) - A volume optimized for performance will allow you to access your data more quickly. RAID 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 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 70
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility R 21.2.2 Strip Size Descriptions Strip that once you have selected 'Yes' on the following two dialog boxes, the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 71
Volume For Step 2, confirm the creation of the new RAID volume and then click 'Create': 21.3 Successful Creation If the manual volume creation process was completed successfully, the following dialog window will appear: 21.4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions The Intel Application - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 72
member of a RAID 0 volume. Disk RAID meta-data on it but its version is incompatible with the current version of RAID software. Updated status. A RAID volume topology (RAID level, strip Support. To generate and view a report, simply arrow up and click on 'File' (located at the top left of the window - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 73
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility R Selecting 'View' option: The report will be generated and you will automatically be taken to the 'Report' tab report can be saved to a location on your hard drive and then viewed with a text viewer such as Notepad* or WordPad*. User's Manual 73 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 74
like to obtain information on any of the following topics related to the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition: • Top Technical Issues • Knowledge Base • Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Downloads The following illustration shows an example of the 'Support' tab: 74 User's Manual - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 75
Troubleshooting R 22 Troubleshooting Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition website for troubleshooting information: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/index.htm User's Manual 75 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 76
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) R 23 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition website for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/iaa_raid/index.htm 76 User's Manual - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 77
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 the instructions listed below - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 78
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 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 79
Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets, certain symptoms may be seen depending on the system configuration. Please refer to the following Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility website for troubleshooting information: http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/inf/ User's Manual 79 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 80
. 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: • Performance Headroom: SATA provides higher performance than equivalent ATA with performance scaling from - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 81
of the following requirements: • SATA compatible logic either on the motherboard or on a Serial ATA adapter card • SATA compatible BIOS • SATA-aware device driver for the operating system • Generation 1-compatible SATA device such as a hard drive • A SATA data cable • A SATA power cable Serial ATA - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 82
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 hard drives in a RAID configuration, please refer to Section 21.2 titled 'Create Volume Manually' for additional information. - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 83
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 'theoretical transfer rate', 'sustained transfer rate', and 'burst transfer rate'. User's Manual 83 - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 84
integrated controller cache or buffer. Feature in the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition which allows flexibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 configuration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system without loss of data. Physical - Asus P4P800 Deluxe | Motherboard DIY Troubleshooting Guide - Page 85
RAID Array and arranged into a RAID topology. The operating system sees a RAID Volume as a physical disk. Small Computer System Interface New storage interface designed to replace parallel ATA (e.g. IDE technology). SATA platter (can be used to compare drives against one another) User's Manual 85
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