LSI D815-000319-00, ICH6R manual Driver Features

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ability to select a logical drive as boot device

support for power-on self test (POST) Memory Management (PMM) for the BIOS memory requirement (Specification v1.01, November 21, 1997)

enhanced disk drive support (Specification 2.9, revision 08, March 12, 1998)

Industry-standard EBDA

Self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology (S.M.A.R.T.) notification at POST

run-time BIOS support for device insertion or removal

independent support for WC, RC, and UDMA (direct memory access)

support for Stop On Error during bootup

support to disable/enable BIOS state

1.2.3Driver Features

The driver features include

special interface for configuration information, configuration changes, and manageability

optimized disk access

support for RAID levels 0, 1, and 10

support for Stand-by and Hibernation in Windows 2000, XP, and 2003

Note: The following items require Spy Service to be running in order to work.

error logging in the operating system event log and on disks

support for online mirror rebuilding

support for check consistency for mirrored disks

bootable RAID 0, 1, and 10 support

customized messages specific for OEM (original equipment manufacturer)

soft bad block management

Product Features

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Contents October USER’S GuideCopyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Iii Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Preface Package ContentsAudience OrganizationFd1sp Conventions Used in This ManualNotation Example Meaning and Use Preface Vii ViiiPreface RAID Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Copyright 2004 by LSI Logic Corporation. All rights reserved Xii Xiii Xiv Improved I/O Chapter OverviewRAID Benefits Bios Features Product FeaturesIncreased Reliability Sata PortsDriver Features Manageability/Disk Console RAID Chapter RAID LevelsRAID 0 Array RAID 10 Array RAID Levels Configuring Arrays Chapter Bios Configuration UtilityMaximizing Fault Tolerance Configuration StrategiesAssigning RAID Levels Maximizing Logical Drive PerformancePerforming a Quick Configuration Starting the Bios Configuration Utility Configuring Arrays and Logical DrivesSelecting a Configuration Method Configuring Physical Arrays and Logical DrivesLogical Drive Parameters Easy ConfigurationLogical Drive Parameters and Descriptions Parameter DescriptionConfiguration Menu Screen New Configuration and View/Add Configuration Logical Drive Configuration ScreenAarray number-drive number. For example, Onlin Initializing Logical Drives Logical Drive Submenu Rebuilding Failed DisksInserting a Previously Removed Drive from a RAID 1 Array Checking Data ConsistencyUsing a Pre-loaded System Drive Using a Pre-loaded System Drive Bios Configuration Utility Windows 2000/2003/XP Driver Installation Chapter Operating System InstallationUpdating the Windows 2000/2003/XP Driver Confirming the Windows 2000/2003/XP Driver InstallationObtaining the Driver Image File DOS Driver InstallationLinux Driver Installation Using a Windows Operating System Preparing the Installation Disks for LinuxUsing a Linux Operating System Red Hat Linux Driver Installation on a New SystemSuSE Linux 9.0 Driver Installation on a New System SuSE 8.2 Driver Installation SuSE SLES8 Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver InstallationNew Novell NetWare System Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver Files DescriptionPress Delete to remove the highlighted filename Existing Novell NetWare System Driver Installation Novell NetWare Driver Installation Operating System Installation General Description Chapter Hyper Configuration UtilityUsing HyperCFG Installing HyperCFGOptions Description HyperCFG Options and AttributesThis option is used to configures arrays for RAID 0, 1, HyperCFG Options and Attributes HyperCFG Options and Attributes $Filename OptionsRAID Information Configuration FilePhysical Drive Information Logical Array InformationReturn Code Description Return Codes on Error ConditionReturn Codes on Error Conditions Return Codes on Error Condition Hyper Configuration Utility Starting or Stopping Spy Service under Windows 2000, XP, or Chapter Spy ServiceControl Panel Screen Installing and Running Spy Service under Novell NetWare Installing Spy Service under LinuxSpy Service Icon Uninstalling Spy ServiceStop monitor media error Erase error logSpy Service Icon Spy Service Problems and Suggested Solutions Chapter TroubleshootingProblems and Suggested Solutions Problem Suggested SolutionEmbedded Sata Software RAID Problem Report Form System Information Embedded Sata Software RAID Problem Report FormEmbedded Sata Software RAID Configuration 4Troubleshooting Customer Feedback Good Average Fair Poor Reader’s Comments