Tiger i7320 S5350

Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model)

 

 

 

To confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been installed, complete the following steps:

Click on Start Button / All Programs

Find the ‘Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition’ program group

Select the ‘Intel Application Accelerator’ shortcut

The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility should be shown

If installation was done via have-disk, F6, or unattended installation methods, you can confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been loaded by completing the following steps:

For Windows* XP or Windows 2000

The following instructions assume classic mode:

Click on Start Button / Settings / Control Panel

Double-click on the ‘System’ icon

Select the 'Hardware' tab

Select 'Device Manager' button

Expand the 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' entry

Right-click on the ‘Intel(R) 6300ESB SATA RAID Controller’

Select the 'Driver' tab

Select the 'Driver Details' button

'iaStor.sys' should be displayed in the window as the following image illustrates:

4.10 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Installed

There are two different ways to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition is installed:

Use the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility

Locate the RAID driver (iaStor.sys) itself and view the file properties.

4.10.1 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Utility:

Run the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility from the following Start Menu path:

Start All Programs Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Intel Application Accelerator

Click the ‘Device Information’ Tab

Single left click the ‘Intel(R) 6300ESB SATA RAID Controller’ item in the Devices tree

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S5350, I7320 specifications

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