Intel S2600CP Software User Guide for Windows* - Page 12

2 RAID Features RAID Features This section provides more detailed description of Intel® RSTe features. 2.1 Intel® RSTe Pre-boot Package 2.1.1 Intel® RSTe SATA RAID Legacy Option ROM The Intel® RSTe will support an SATA RAID Legacy Option ROM. The BIOS configuration utility may provide an option to select the AHCI controller as the boot controller. When the system is configured to boot from the AHCI controller in RAID mode, the Intel® RSTe AHCI RAID Legacy Option ROM will be loaded and will provide the interface to the drives attached to the AHCI controller. The Intel® RSTe SATA RAID Legacy Option ROM will only support drives directly attached to the AHCI controller. While booting, a BIOS Splash Screen will appear on the display (provided that there are a least two drives attached) that will show what is attached to the AHCI controller. There is also an option to stop the booting process and enter into the Intel® RSTe SATA RAID Legacy Option ROM user interface. This is done by pressing the [CTRL]-I key combination. Once entered, user interface will allow the user to create/manage/delete RAID volumes on drives attached to the AHCI controller. This is mainly used to create a RAID volume that can be used as the system OS boot device. 2.1.2 Intel® RSTe SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM Intel® RSTe will provide support for an SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM. The BIOS configuration utility may provide an option to select the SCU controller as the boot controller. When the system is configured to boot from the SCU controller, the Intel® RSTe SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM will be loaded and will provide the interface to the drives attached to the SCU controller. The Intel® RSTe SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM will only support drives directly attached to the SCU controller. While booting, a BIOS Splash Screen will appear on the display (provided that there are a least two drives attached) that will show what is attached to the SCU controller. There is also an option to stop the booting process and enter into the Intel® RSTe SCU RAID Legacy Option ROM user interface. This is done by pressing the [CTRL]-I key combination. Once entered, the user interface will allow the user to create/manage/delete RAID volumes on drives attached to the SCU controller. This is mainly used to create a RAID volume that can be used as the system OS boot device. 2.1.3 Intel® RSTe SATA RAID UEFI Driver Intel® RSTe will provide support for an SATA RAID UEFI driver. This driver will provide the interface driver to the drives connected to the AHCI controller. The Intel® RSTe SATA UEFI RAID Driver will support only drives directly attached to the AHCI controller 2.1.4 Intel® RSTe SCU RAID UEFI Driver Intel® RSTe will provide support for an SCU RAID UEFI driver. This driver will provide the interface driver to the devices connected to the SCU controller. The Intel® RSTe SCU RAID UEFI Driver will support directly attached drives and will provide at least one level of SAS expander support. Intel® RSTe User's Guide 3