HP 8000 tower manual AHCI and RAID on, HP Compaq Elite 8000, 8100, 8200, and 8300 Business PCs

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AHCI and RAID on

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AHCI and RAID on

HP Compaq Elite 8000, 8100, 8200, and 8300 Business PCs

Table of contents
Introduction	3
Basics of AHCI and RAID Technology	4
Definitions	4
Benefits of AHCI	5
BIOS / Software / Hardware
Considerations	5
BIOS Interface	5
Software Drivers	5
Hardware	8
Limitations	8
Changing AHCI to IDE Mode through
the HP Replicated Setup Utility	8
Basic RAID Types	8
RAID 0 with two hard drives (Striped)	8
RAID 1 with two hard drives (Mirror))	10
RAID 5 with three hard drives	11
Intel Matrix RAID Technology	12
Configurations	13
Recommended configurations	13
Other supported configurations	14
Unsupported configurations	14
Configuring RAID on non-factory
preinstalled configurations	15
Enabling RAID through F10 System
BIOS	15
Accessing RAID Option ROM	16
Configuring RAID Volume using the
Option ROM	16
Notes for operating system
installation	18

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Contents HP Compaq Elite 8000, 8100, 8200, and 8300 Business PCs AHCI and RAID onIntel Rapid Storage Technology HP business PC IntroductionIntel chipset Chipset componentsDefinitions Basics of AHCI and RAID TechnologyAcronym or term DescriptionBenefits of AHCI BIOS / Software / Hardware ConsiderationsBIOS Interface New operating system installationPathAndCredentials DriverPaths component settings unattend settings pass=offlineServicing?xml version=1.0 ? publicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 language=neutral versionScope=nonSxSvalue 0=disabled 1=enabled HKLM\System\CCS\Services\iaStor\Parameters\PortX nameGTFEnhancing existing Windows XP images from IDE Mode GTF Support HP 8100 and 8200 Business PCs onlyBasic RAID Types LimitationsChanging AHCI to IDE Mode through the HP Replicated Setup Utility HardwareRAID 0 with three hard drives is shown in Figure Figure 1 Performance - RAID 0 with two hard drivesFigure 2 Performance - RAID 0 with three hard drives RAID 1 with two hard drives Mirror RAID 5 with three hard drives Intel 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 ROM4. Type Y to continue Notes for operating system installation Intel Rapid Storage Technology software installation Using the Intel Rapid Storage Console interface to Configure 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 Matrix RAID 5 and RAID 0 from three non-RAID hard drives Migration to RAID 5 from three non-RAID hard drives12. Reboot the system after the migration finishes. NOTE Back up all data before proceeding Migration to Matrix RAID 1 and RAID 0 from two non-RAID hard drives Configuring Intel Rapid Storage Console forEmail notifications HP Elite 8200 and 8300 Business PCs only Installation Abbreviation Table 8 Language supportLanguage Degradation hp.com/go/getconnected Get connected

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