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User's Manual
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Contents
1
Scope of This Document
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2
RAID Background
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3
RAID 0 (Striping)
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4
RAID 1 (Mirroring)
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5
RAID Migration Feature
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6
Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition
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6.1
Description
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6.2
Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition?
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7
Serial ATA (SATA)
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7.1
Description
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7.2
Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives
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8
BIOS Importance / Settings
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9
Important Information on Intel Option ROM Version
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10
Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards
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10.1
Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Sets
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10.2
Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume
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10.3
Delete RAID Volume
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10.4
Reset RAID Data
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11
Loading the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Driver During Operating System
Install
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11.1
Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette
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11.2
Installation Using F6 Method
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Intel RAID Option ROM
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12.1
Description
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12.2
Confirming Version of Intel RAID Option ROM Installed
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12.3
Using the Intel RAID Option ROM
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12.3.1
Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Volumes
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12.3.2
Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume
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12.3.3
Delete RAID Volume
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12.3.4
Reset Disks to Non-RAID
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13
Installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition
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13.1
Installation Caution
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