Table of contents

1

Introduction .....................................................................................................................................................

1

2

RAID technology overview .............................................................................................................................

2

 

RAID terminology .................................................................................................................................

2

 

RAID modes supported ........................................................................................................................

3

 

The advantages of RAID modes supported .........................................................................................

6

3

Operating systems and devices supported .................................................................................................

7

 

Operating systems supported ..............................................................................................................

7

 

Devices supported ................................................................................................................................

7

4

Intel Rapid Storage Technology features ...................................................................................................

10

 

Advanced Host Controller Interface ...................................................................................................

10

 

Intel Rapid Recover Technology ........................................................................................................

11

5

RAID volume setup .......................................................................................................................................

12

 

Enable RAID through the system BIOS (f10) .....................................................................................

13

 

Initiate RAID migration using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Console ............................................

15

 

Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Console Recovery features ..................................................

34

6

Resetting RAID drives to non-RAID ............................................................................................................

37

7

Frequently asked questions ........................................................................................................................

39

 

Can more than one RAID volume be installed on a computer? .........................................................

39

 

Is RAID supported to allow both RAID 0 and RAID 1 on a single RAID volume? ..............................

39

 

Can the computer be undocked if the recovery HDD is in the docking station SATA-swappable

 

 

bay? ....................................................................................................................................................

39

 

What are the maximum number of HDDs that can be connected to the system during boot when

 

 

the storage controller is in RAID mode (f10 Computer Setup)? .........................................................

39

Index ...................................................................................................................................................................

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