HP 8200 tower manual Intel Rapid Storage Technology software installation

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Intel Rapid Storage Technology software installation

This section of the paper focuses on how to configure RAID using Intel Rapid Storage Technology software. The configuration steps are for application usage and supported RAID migrations.

1.Select Start > All Programs > Intel > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Console.

2.Click Next.

3.Read the driver agreement. If you agree, click Next.

4.Read the License Agreement. If you agree, click Yes.

5.Review the Readme for Intel Rapid Storage Technology, and then click Next.

6.Click Next, after the setup operations complete.

7.Click Next to finish the installation.

8.Select Restart Now or Restart Later, and then click Finish to close the setup.

9.Restart the computer.

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Contents Bios Intel Rapid Storage Technology Software installation Introduction Definitions Basics of Ahci and RAID TechnologyBenefits of Ahci Bios / Software / Hardware ConsiderationsSata Emulation Mode New operating system installationPkgmgr.exe /oC\C\Windows /nC\AddAHCI\HP-AHCI.xml GTF Support HP 8100 and 8200 Business PCs only Enhancing existing Windows XP images from IDE ModeRAID 0 with two hard drives Striped LimitationsBasic RAID Types HardwarePerformance RAID 0 with two hard drives Reliability RAID 1 mirroring RAID 1 with two hard drives MirrorFirst disk Second disk Third disk RAID 5 with three hard drivesIntel Matrix RAID Technology Recommended configurations ConfigurationsUnsupported configurations Other supported configurationsEnabling RAID through F10 System Bios Configuring RAID on non-factory preinstalled configurationsConfiguring RAID Volume using the Option ROM Accessing RAID Option ROMPage Page Intel Rapid Storage Technology software installation RAID Migration to RAID 1 from two non-RAID hard drives RAID migrations using Intel Rapid Storage ConsoleMigration to RAID 0 from three non-RAID hard drives Migration to RAID 0 from two non-RAID hard drivesMigration to RAID 5 from three non-RAID hard drives Page Page Installation Language support Degradation Get connected
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8200 tower specifications

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