Micro Star Computer MS- 9130 v1.x manual Appendix a VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction

VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction

Appendix A: VIA VT8237 Serial ATA RAID Introduction

The Southbridge VT8237 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 blistering transfer speeds of up to 150MB/sec. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC.

The key features of VT8237 SATA RAID are:

1.Support two SATA + two PATA hard disk drives.

2.Only SATA supports RAID.

3.Supports ATA 133 high performance hard disk drive.

4.Dual independent ATA channels and maximum connection of four hard disk drives allowed.

5.Supports Ultra DMA mode 6/5/4/3/2/1/0, DMA mode 2/1/0, and PIO mode 4/3/2/1/0.

6.Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1.

7.4 KB to 64 KB striping block size support.

8.Bootable disk or disk array support.

9.Windows-based RAID configure and management software tool. (Compatible with BIOS)

10.Supports hot-swap failed disk drive in RAID 1 array.

11.ATA SMART function support.

12.Microsoft Windows 98, Me, NT4.0, 2000, XP operating systems support.

13.Event log for easy troubleshooting.

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