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    Intel® Rapid Storage Technology User Guide August 2011 Revision 1.0 Document Number: XXXXXX 1
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    characteristics of any features or instructions marked "reserved" or "undefined." Intel reserves these for future Intel, Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, Intel® Matrix Storage Technology, Intel® Rapid Recover Technology, and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation
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    2.10.2 Hot Plug ...13 3 RAID BIOS Configuration ...14 3.1 Overview ...14 3.2 Enabling RAID in BIOS...14 4 Intel® RapidStorage Technology Option ROM 15 4.1 Overview ...15 4.2 User Interface...15 4.3 Version Identification...16 4.4 RAID Volume Creation ...16 5 Loading Driver during Operating System
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    6 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Installation 24 6.1 Overview ...24 6.2 Where to Obtain the Software 24 6.3 Installation Steps...25 6.4 Confirming Software Installation 27 6.5 Version Identification...28 7 RAID-Ready Setup...29 7.1 Overview ...29 7.2 System Requirements ...29 7.3 RAID-Ready
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    data on the master drive is copied to the recovery drive automatically as long as both drives are connected to the system. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM A code module built into the system BIOS that provides boot support for RAID volumes as well as a user interface for configuring and
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    on the master drive is copied to the recovery drive when you request it. Only changes since the last update process are copied. Operating System A serial ATA port (connector) on a motherboard identified as Port0. A serial ATA port (connector) on a motherboard identified as Port1. A serial ATA port
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    physical hard drive to the operating system. Each RAID volume is created with a specific RAID level to provide data redundancy or to enhance data storage performance. The hard drive that is the designated target drive in a recovery volume. A volume utilizing Intel(R) Rapid Recover Technology. 7
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    Technology are as follows:  RAID 0  RAID 1  RAID 5  RAID 10  Matrix RAID  RAID migration and RAID level migration  Intel® Rapid Recover Technology  Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) support 2.2 RAID 0 (Striping) RAID 0 uses the read/write capabilities of two or more hard drives
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    RAID 1. RAID 1 Overview Hard Drives Required: 2 Advantage: Fault- tolerance: Application: 100% redundancy of data. One disk may fail, but data will Available in specific mobile configurations. 2.4 RAID 5 (Striping with Parity) A RAID 5 array contains three or more hard drives where the data
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    requiring data protection, such as video editing. Not available in mobile configurations. 2.6 Matrix RAID Matrix RAID allows you to create two RAID volumes on a single RAID array. As an example, on a system with an Intel® 82801GR I/O controller hub (ICH7R), Intel® Rapid Storage Technology allows
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    drives to the system and invoking the RAID migration process from within Windows. The following RAID migrations are supported: • RAID-Ready to 2,3,4,5 or 6-drive RAID 0 • RAID-Ready to 2-drive RAID 1 • RAID-Ready to 3,4,5 or 6-drive RAID 5 • RAID-Ready to 4-drive RAID 10 Note: All migrations may not
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    Technology Intel® Rapid Recover Technology utilizes RAID 1 (mirroring) functionality to copy data from a designated master drive to a designated recovery drive. The master drive data can be copied to the recovery drive either continuously or on request. When using the continuous update policy
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    to replace a failed hard drive that is in an externally-accessible drive enclosure. Note: To take advantage of hot plug, you need the following: • Chipset that supports AHCI • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology • Hot plug capability correctly enabled in the system BIOS by the motherboard manufacturer
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    must enable RAID in the BIOS. 3.2 Enabling RAID in BIOS Note: The instructions to enable RAID in the BIOS are specific to motherboards manufactured by Intel with a supported Intel chipset. The specific BIOS settings on non-Intel motherboards may differ. Refer to the motherboard documentation or
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    RAID volumes  RAID recovery 4.2 User Interface To enter the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology option ROM user interface, press Ctrl-I when prompted during the Power-On Self Test (POST). Option ROM prompt: In the user interface, the hard drive(s) and hard drive information listed for your system will
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    should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID 0. If you wish to create matrix RAID volumes after the operating system software is loaded, they should be created using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software in Windows. 1. Press Ctrl-I when the following window appears during
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    2. Select option for Create RAID Volume and press Enter. 3. Type in a volume name and press Enter or press Enter to accept the default volume name.
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    4. Select the RAID level by using the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the available values, then press Enter. 5. Press Enter to select the physical disks. A dialog similar to the following will appear:
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    list of available hard drives. Press the Space bar to select a drive. When you have finished selecting hard drives, press Enter. 7. Unless you have selected RAID 1, select the strip size by using the up and down arrow keys to scroll through the available values and then press Enter.
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    is chosen, creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space (i.e. a matrix RAID configuration). 9. At the Create Volume prompt, press Enter to create the volume. The following prompt will appear: 10. Press the key to confirm volume creation. 11. Exit the option ROM user
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    1 Windows 7 and Windows Vista both include drivers for RAID/AHCI during installation. 2 For Intel® Desktop Boards, you must first enable UEFI in the BIOS when using total drive volume greater than two Terabytes. For non-Intel motherboards, refer to the motherboard documentation to see if this is
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    F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver‟ message. 2. After pressing F6, nothing will happen immediately; setup will temporarily continue loading drivers and then you will be prompted with a screen to load support for mass storage device(s). Press S to „Specify Additional Device
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    F6 Diskette Creation section above for instructions. 4. Select the RAID or AHCI controller entry that corresponds to your BIOS setup and press Enter. Note: Windows setup will now continue. Leave the diskette in the diskette drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to
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    . The following non-driver components can be un-installed: • Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software • Help documentation • Start Menu shortcuts • System tray icon service • RAID monitor service 6.2 Where to Obtain the Software If a CD or DVD was included with your motherboard or system, it
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    : The instructions below assume that the BIOS has been configured correctly and the RAID driver has been installed using the F6 installation method (if applicable). 1. Run the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology installation file. 2. On the welcome screen, click Next to continue. 3. Review the Warning
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    4. Review the License Agreement and click Yes to accept the license agreement terms. 5. Review the Readme File Information and click Next to continue.
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    6. Click Finish to complete the installation and restart the system. 6.4 Confirming Software Installation Refer to the image below to confirm that Intel® Rapid Storage Technology has been installed.
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    sys file should be listed. Example: Refer to Figure 5. Driver details example: NOTE: The controller shown here may differ from the controller displayed for your system. 6.5 Version Identification 1. Open the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software. 2. Click the Help button and then the About button
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    of this User Guide (Section 8). 7.2 System Requirements In order for a system to be considered RAID-Ready, it must meet all of the following requirements: • Contains a supported Intel chipset • Includes a single SATA hard drive • RAID must be enabled in the BIOS • Motherboard BIOS must include the
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    to backup all important data on the additional drives before proceeding. The data on the source hard drive, however, will be preserved. 1. Install an additional SATA hard drive in the system. 2. Start Windows and open the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software. 3. Select Create a custom volume.
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    4. On the Select Volume Type screen, select Real-time data protection (RAID 1) and then click Next. 5. On the Configure Volume screen: a. Select the two installed disks b. Choose to keep data on the "System" disk c. Click Next
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    6. Review the warning screen and then click Create Volume. 7. Review the confirmation screen and then click OK.
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    OK on the completion screen. 9. Review the Status screen, now showing the RAID array just created. 10. The data migration will begin and may take some time. During the migration, you can see the current status by holding the mouse pointer over the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology status bar icon
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    may also fix any data problems or parity errors. The Verify process happens...  Automatically after a hard system shutdown or system crash (except when configured for RAID 0)  Manually when started from within the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software The UI displays two functions: Verify Only
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    2 titled „System Requirements‟. To resolve this issue, install the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology software on a system with a supported Intel chipset or by ensuring that AHCI or RAID is enabled in the system BIOS. A.2 Operating System Not Supported Issue: The following error message appears during
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    shows the disk as basic, not dynamic. This issue may occur if there is not enough space for the migration to successfully complete. Instead of reporting that there is not enough space, the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software reports that the migration cannot continue because the source
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Document Number: XXXXXX
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
User Guide
August 2011
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