Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
Appendix C
Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure Intel's ESB2 SATA RAID before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers.
Important Notes to the User
Note 1: If you do not wish to confi gure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go directly to Section
Note 2: This chapter describes RAID Confi guration Instructions for the Intel ESB2 RAID Controller designed for the Windows OS.
C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
To confi gure the SATA RAID functions, you must fi rst use the Intel ESB2 SATA RAID Utility program to confi gure the RAID Level that you desire before installing the Windows XP/2000/2003 operating system and other software drivers. (The necessary drivers are all included on the Supermicro CD that came packaged with your motherboard.) Note that the current version of the ESB2 SATA RAID Utility can only support Windows XP/2000/2003 Operating Systems.
Serial ATA (SATA)
Serial ATA (SATA) is a physical storage interface that uses a single cable with a minimum of four wires to create a
Introduction to the Intel ESB2 Serial RAID
Located in the South Bridge of the 5000P chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ESB2) provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports an