Intel D975XBX2 manual Configuring for RAID using Intel Matrix Storage Technology

4 Configuring for RAID

Requires Microsoft Windows* XP, Windows Vista*, or Windows 2000 and SATA Hard Drive(s)

Configuring for RAID using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology

Configuring the BIOS

1.Assemble your system and attach two or more SATA hard drives to the black SATA connectors.

2.Enter system BIOS Setup by pressing the <F2> key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) memory tests begin.

3. Go to Advanced Drive Configuration Configure SATA as; ensure that RAID is selected.

4. Then save your settings by pressing <F10>.

Creating Your RAID Set

1.Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM status message on the screen: Press <Ctrl-I> to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Press <Ctrl-I> and enter the RAID Configuration Utility.

2.In the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Main Menu, select option #1: Create RAID Volume. Enter a volume name and press <Enter>.

NOTE: The RAID Volume name must be in English alphanumeric ASCII characters.

3.Use the arrow keys to select RAID 0 or RAID 1 (if only two SATA drives are available), RAID 5 and RAID 10 (these options will only appear if three or four SATA drives are installed respectively). Press <Enter> once you have selected the

RAID LEVEL.

4.Select the drives to be used in the RAID array (only if there are more than two drives available) and press <Enter>.

5.Select the strip size, if necessary, and press <Enter>.

6.Enter the size of the volume (if you enter less than the maximum volume size, you can then create a second RAID array on the remaining portion of your volume) and press <Enter>.

7.Finally, press <Enter> to Create Volume.

8.Exit the Option ROM user interface by pressing <Esc> or going to the EXIT option in the MAIN MENU.

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