Table of contents

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

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

2

 

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

2

 

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

2

3

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

6

 

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

6

 

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

6

4

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

9

 

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

9

 

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

11

5

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

12

 

Enable RAID using the Computer Setup (BIOS) (f10) .......................................................................

12

 

Initiate RAID migration .......................................................................................................................

14

 

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

23

6

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

25

7

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

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

27

 

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

27

 

Can the computer be undocked if the recovery hard drive is in the docking station SATA-

 

 

swappable bay? .................................................................................................................................

27

 

Can SRT be enabled in AHCI mode? ................................................................................................

27

 

What is the maximum number of hard drives that can be connected to the system during boot

 

 

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

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

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