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4 Configuring the system

Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID introduction

The south bridge ICH5R provides a hybrid solution that combines two independent SATA ports for support of up to two Serial ATA (Serial ATA RAID) drives.

Serial ATA (SATA) is the latest generation of the ATA interface. SATA hard drives deliver transfer speeds of up to 150 MB/sec.

Supports 150 MB/sec transfers with CRC error checking

Data handling optimization including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command

Parallel ATA and Serial ATA device configurations supported by Intel ICH5R

ATA Operate Mode BIOS configuration

The Intel RAID Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. Press <Ctrl> + <I> to enter the Intel RAID for Serial ATA status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test).

Using the Intel RAID Option ROM

Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes

The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility located on the Intel RAID Option ROM. During

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