
Appendix C: Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
Appendix C
Intel HostRAID Setup Guidelines
After all the hardware has been installed, you must first configure the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID* Settings before you install the Windows Operating System and other software drivers.
Note: If you do not wish to configure onboard SATA RAID functions, please go directly to Section
C-1 Introduction to Serial ATA and Parallel ATA
To configure the SATA RAID functions, you must first use the Intel ICH9R SATA RAID Utility program to configure 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: the current version of the ICH9R 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
aminimum of four wires to create a
Introduction to the Intel ICH9R Serial RAID Setup
Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 3210 Chipset, the I/O Controller Hub (ICH9R) provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports six Serial ATA (SATA) ports. The ICH9R supports the following SATA device configurations: Legacy mode and Native mode.