SUPER MICRO Computer X6DAT-G user manual

X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G User's Manual

To configure SATA RAID for Operating Systems that support RAID functions(--Windows, Red Hat & SuSe, Linux)

1.Select "Main Setup Setting" from the Phoenix BIOS menu and set "SATA RAID Enable" to Enable. (The Defualt setting is Disabled.)

3.Go to the "Exit" menu and select "Save and Exit". Hit the <Enter> key to save the change and exit the Phoenix BIOS.

4.Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility.

The Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA with HostRAID Con- troller Driver

Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0 (Striping) or RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e host controller products. RAID striping (RAID 0) can greatly improve hard disk I/O performance because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives. RAID mirroring (RAID 1) allows the data to be simulta- neously written to two drives, so critical data is always available even if

asingle hard disk fails. Due to the built-in functionality, the X6DAT-G/ X6DAi-G is specially designed to keep pace with the increasing perfor- mance demands of computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput and providing data accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorporating the Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro's X6DAT-G/X6DAi-G offers the user with the benefits

of SATARAID without the high costs associated with hardware RAID applications.

(*Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to

the Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf" in the CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy of Adaptec's User's Guide from our web site at www.supermicro.com.)

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