SUPER MICRO Computer X6QTE+, X6QT8 Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver

X6QT8/X6QTE+ User's Manual

*Non-Combined Mode: Parallel ATA only: with the maximum of 4 devices sup- ported;

*Non-Combined Mode: Serial ATA only: with the maximum of 2 devices sup- ported;

*Combined Mode: SATA devices and PATA: with the support of 2 devices each

(total: 4 devices maximum). (For IDE/SATA confi gurations, please refer to the table below.)

To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID

functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)

1.Select "Advanced Setting" from the AMI BIOS menu.

2.Select the IDE Confi guration menu.

3.Change the IDE Confi guration to "P-ATA Only."

4.Under the item-"Confi gure S-ATA as RAID", select "Yes".

5.Tap the <Esc> key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the "Exit" menu. Press the <Enter> key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.

6.Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.

7.During the system startup, press the <Ctrl> and the <A> keys simultaneously to run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the following mes- sage:

Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility.

The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Controller Driver

Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID func- tionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID

1(Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e host controller products. RAID striping (RAID 0) can greatly improve hard disk I/O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if a single hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the X6QT8/X6QTE+ is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro's X6QT8/X6QTE+ offers the user with the benefi ts of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.

(*Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to the

Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf" in the CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy of Adaptec's User's Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.)

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