Asus P5W User Manual - Page 21

Multi-RAID solution, Dual Gigabit LAN solution

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Multi-RAID solution Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with multiple RAID functionality that allows you to select the best RAID solution using Serial ATA devices. • ASUS EZ-Backup. Enabled by Silicon Image's SiI4723 controller, ASUS EZ‑Backup provides ready-to-go hardware RAID for plug-and play RAID 1 and easy‑to‑configure RAID 0 sets of two hard disk drives • Intel® ICH7R Southbridge RAID provides RAID level 5 support for three or more hard disk drives. • Cross-RAID allows you to build a RAID 10 set through a cross‑configuration of ASUS EZ-Backup and Intel® ICH7R. • JMicron® RAID. Enabled by JMicron® JMB363 controller, JMicron® RAID extends the advantages of software RAID beyond internal hard disk drives to an external disk or external, port-multiplier enabled enclosure. Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to configure RAID. Dual Gigabit LAN solution The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the total solution for your networking needs. These network controllers use the PCI Express segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired or wireless Internet, LAN, and file sharing requirements. See page 2-28 for details. ASUS P5W 1-

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ASUS P5W
1-5
Multi-RAID solution
Onboard RAID controllers provide the motherboard with multiple RAID functionality
that allows you to select the best RAID solution using Serial ATA devices.
ASUS EZ-Backup.
Enabled by Silicon Image’s SiI4723 controller, ASUS
EZ-Backup provides ready-to-go hardware RAID for plug-and play RAID 1 and
easy-to-configure RAID 0 sets of two hard disk drives
Intel
®
ICH7R Southbridge RAID
provides RAID level 5 support for three or
more hard disk drives.
Cross-RAID
allows you to build a RAID 10 set through a cross-configuration of
ASUS EZ-Backup and Intel
®
ICH7R.
JMicron
®
RAID.
Enabled by JMicron
®
JMB363 controller, JMicron
®
RAID
extends the advantages of software RAID beyond internal hard disk drives to
an external disk or external, port-multiplier enabled enclosure.
Refer to Chapter 5 for details on how to configure RAID.
Dual Gigabit LAN solution
The motherboard comes with dual Gigabit LAN controllers to provide the
total
solution for your networking needs. These network controllers use the PCI Express
segment to provide faster data bandwidth for your wired or wireless Internet, LAN,
and file sharing requirements. See page 2-28 for details.