Dell M6500 E-Family Re-Image Guide - Page 11
If AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, or RAID modes are selected, Intel's Matrix Storage Manager - driver
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E-Family Reimage "How-To" Guide 2.5 BIOS Dell recommends flashing the latest BIOS available to the system. This is posted on Dell's driver & downloads support web site (support.dell.com) under the "BIOS" section Some of the BIOS settings are critical to Operating System performance. These are as follows: Settings System Configuration SATA Operation • Disabled: SATA Controllers are hidden • ATA = Basic Disk Operation mode, does not require additional storage driver. Note: eSATA is not functional in this mode • AHCI = SATA is configured for AHCI mode (Advanced Disk Operation mode) which offers faster performance, eSATA support, and increased battery life. This mode requires an additional storage driver provided by Dell • IRRT / RAID On = SATA is configured to support IRRT (Intel's Rapid Recovery Technology). This mode supports AHCI mode features as well as disk mirroring (RAID-1). IRRT allows data backup and restoration. This mode requires an additional storage driver provided by Dell • RAID = SATA is configured to support RAID. This mode supports AHCI mode features as well as disk mirroring (RAID-1). RAID allows data backup and restoration. This mode requires an additional storage driver provided by Dell • Notes: o RAID support requires second hard disk drive. - If AHCI, IRRT, RAID On, or RAID modes are selected, Intel's Matrix Storage Manager / Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver must be installed in conjunction with the installation of the Operating System. See section "2.6.4 Intel Storage" of this document Dell Confidential