Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer
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1. Volume Name Tuesday RAID_Volume_O1 7 Lal The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters CyberLink PowerDVD RAID Level Pp Bano oo RAID 0 in RAID 1 LI SP RAID 10 Empowering RAID 5 Technology g Microsoft Office SES _ __ i o LE oo A Soa coool T Tp tF Intel R Matrix Stor w Create RAID Volum i raid Y 04 Paint lt 8 ant 2 hey 2 9 19 PM 6 Select the SATA HDDs you want to build up RAID volume on Ela Bin Norton Intern Sa R Le Acer Tour NTICD amp DVD Maker 7 A 1 gt Recycle WAH Create RAID Volume from Exist le July 2007 K gt fl k Select Source Hard Drive dobe Reader aid The data on the hard drive you select will be preserved and migrated across a new oa RAID volume 87 Available Selected Port 0 ST 325082045 Serial 9QE Port 2 Hitachi HDS 721616PL4380 fal CyberLink PowerDVD Ls Empowering Technology nO Microsoft 7 a OE J S i A Intel R Matrix Stor w Create RAID Volum H raid W 05 Paint lt Bat he 2 9 20 PM 7 To build a RAIDO 1 volume requires at least two SATA HDDs 12 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 6 select the source HDD fitsc from E n E sting Hard Drive Wizard The data on the hard drive you select will be preserved and migrated across a new RAID volume Available Selec2. 2 gm 4 RAID 0 migration is in progress jai 11 Paint e OS a eis ce 10 28 PM Volume lt Information Parameter Value Status Normal System Volume Yes Volume Write Back Cache Enabled No RAID Level RAID 0 striping Strip Size 128 KB Size 400 5 GB Physical Sector Size 512 Bytes Logical Sector Size 512 Bytes Number of Hard Drives 2 Hard Drive Member 1 ST3250820AS Hard Drive Member 2 WDC WD3200AAJS 22RYA0 Parent Aray Aray_0000 15 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 14 Formore information refer to the online user manual Select Help gt Contents and Index ef Intel R Matrix Storage Console i EE x File View Actions Contents and Index FL Information Support Contre This item displays any Serial ATA hard drive s present in the system that are a member of a RAID aray About E Volumes E Volume_0000 RAID Hard Drives 3 Port 0 57325082045 E3 Port 2 WDC WD320044 Ei Unused Ports Port 3 Unused 4 Port 4 Unused ad Port 5 Unused a CD DVD Drives a Port 1 HL DT STDVD Riw GSA m ef Intel R Matrix Stora lt Gan 2S CO 1 54PM C Program Files Intelntel Matrix Storage Manager Shell_ENU html Windows Internet Explorer o x D C Program Files Intel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Shell_ENU htm v x Yahoo Search v Search EX gt E Mail My Yahoo Sign In w
3. 6 After the migration starts the Information tab shows the migration progress in the Status field 7 When the Status field indicates Normal the migration is complete 19 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 8 Pre Installation of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver This section is for user who may want to install the operating system themselves Because Acer systems are defaulted as RAID Ready systems you may need to follow the following steps to pre install the RAID driver The Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver must be installed before installing Windows XP on a RAID volume or when in AHCI mode The Intel Matrix Storage Manager AHCI driver cam be installed over Vista s native AHCL driver 8 1 Build the RAID driver on a floppy disk You can download the RAID driver from the Acer website or Acer Resource CD The driver file is named foflpy32 Once the build up complete remove the floppy disk and prepare for Windows installation 1 Ona system running Windows download the application foflpy32 exe for 32 bit operating system or foflpyo4 exe for 64 bit operating system to your local drive 2 Double click on the application A dialog box prompting you to Insert floppy to write will appear 3 Insert a blank floppy into floppy drive and cliuck OK tOo proceed 4 The application will perform the following tasks a Format the disk b Write data to the disk c Verify d
4. The resulting configuration will be identical to that created by the procedure in section 6 1 To prepare for this you will need to install another SATA hard drive with a Capacity equal to or greater than the capacity of the hard drive being used as the source hard drive 1 Note the serial number of the hard drive already in the system you will need this to select it as the source hard drive for the migration 2 Install the second SATA hard drive to an available SATA port 3 Boot Windows then install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software if not already installed it is pre installed in Acer RAID Ready systems using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary Intel Matrix Storage Console and start menu links 4 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Manager from the Start Menu and select Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu 5 The Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard will be activated Follow the instructions as prompted It 1S important to understand what will occur during the migration process because all data on the destination hard drive will be lost 6 After the migration is complete reboot the system If you migrate to a RAIDO volume use Disk Management from Windows in order to partition and format the empty space created when the two hard drive capacities are combined You may also use third party software to extend any existing part
5. management options such as auto shutdown auto hibernate and auto standby Plug your system into an AC adapter before attempting to enable RAID on your system C Enabling RAID may change how your hard disk drives are ordered and Acer eRecovery Management may not function properly if your system does not have the needed drive ordering Ds COU Cannot use Acer GKecovery Management TO revert your System to a non RALD configuration after enabling the RAID function E The HDD password feature will not function once the RAID function has been enabled F Before enabling RAID on your system back up important data and applications using Acer eRecovery Management or another appropriate backup tool G If you plan to enable RAIDO or Matrix RAID on your system you cannot return your system to a non RAID state without reformatting your system H Please refer to section 8 if youwishto install the RAID function by yourself Install Intel Matrix Storage Drivers are needed prior enabling the RAID function 9 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 4 Enabling the RAID function with Intel Matrix Storage Manager Console 1 Select Intel Matrix Storage from Start menu gt Intel Matrix Storage Console gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 3 Ea Recycle Bin Norton Intern gt gt aA Acer Tour NTI CD amp DVD Maker 7 AW A F A E E E d ul y 007 Windows Media Player AL
6. the on line user s manual for the Intel Matrix Storage manager in Windows for detailed RAID function execution 4 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 2 RAID Technology and Selection RAID a redundant array of inexpensive disks also later known as a redundant array of independent disks is a system that uses multiple hard drives to share or replicate data among the drives Depending on the version chosen the benefits of RAID are one or more of the following greater capacity reliability protection of data and or speed compared to a single drive RAIDO striping Physicaldisk Physicaldisk Logical disk RAIDO splits data evenly across two or more disks with no parity information for redundancy Multiple files can be read and is improved dramatically thus RAIDO volume capacity number RAIDO can be created with disks written simultaneously and transfer time increasing throughput of HDDs x capacity of smallest HDD of differing sizes but the storage space added to the array by each disk is limited to the size of the smallest disk For example if a 120 GB disk is striped together with a 100 GB disk the size of the array will be 200 GB Logicaldisks amp 120 GB 120 GB 240 GB 5 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 RAID1 mirroring e RAIDI1 creates an exact copy or mirror of a s
7. 10 is used for both replicating and sharing data among disks e RAID10 is often the primary choice for high load databases because the lack of parity to calculate gives it faster write speeds e RAID10O volume capacity 2 x capacity of smallest HDD RAID 0 Physical Physical Physical Physical Logical disks disks disks disks disks 240 GB 120 GB 120 GB 120 GB 120 GB RAIDO implements a striped Not a True RAID because it is disk array the data is broken down into blocks and each block is written to a separate disk drive I O performance is greatly improved by spreading the I O load across many channels and drives Best performance is achieved when data is striped across 7 21 NOT Tault tolerant The failure of just one drive will result in all data in an array being lost Should never be used in MiSs LOn CrLcacalL environments Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 RAID1 RAID5 7 multiple controllers with only one drive per controller Very simple design Easy to implement Twice the Read transaction rate of single disks same Write transaction rate as single disks 100 percent redundancy of data means no rebuild is necessary incase of adisk failure just a copy to the replacement disk Transfer rate per block is equal to that of a single disk Under certain circumstances RATDL can sustain multiple Simultaneous drive failures Simplest RAID storage subsys
8. Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 Acer RAID Ready Systems With Intel Matrix storage Manager User s Guide Acer Incorporated Version v1 1 Date August 2007 This document contains proprietary technical information which is the property of the Acer Incorporated and shall not be disclosed to others in whole or in part reproduced copied or used as the basis for design manufacturing or sale of apparatus without written permission of Acer Incorporated 1 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 Revision History Rev Date Explanation of Change Approved by 2007 08 15 First release ZOO Oy 22 Format and spelling enhancement ae 2 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION wcccccevsuscessconscsseuseecesecenuceuessswsssecouccsdeeseecscucssacbaessieesseucoucusiseseeascn ceewavewecewasetecucacsuencs 4 2 RAID TECHNOLOGY AND SELECTION cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccees 5 PAIDO STR C E ASE NENE EEE 5 Sy BAM E E E A E AAAA E 6 RAIDO SI INe WIT PARTI a a A EEA aa E SEER 6 Reb FAID FO OTRIN a MITOP eoe E 7 3 WARNINGS AND REMINDERS ccscsccssssossosososooososossssoooossssssosososoososssooososssssososssssssssssssssosososoo 9 4 ENABLING THE RAID FUNCTION WITH INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER CONSOLE gt B 10 CO
9. N 9 Windows Meeting Space fa Windows Movie Maker acer ia Windows Photo Gallery amp Windows Update Documents p Accessories p Acer Pictures dE Acer Empowering Technology i a AcerSystem by CyberLink PowerDVD m eSobi v2 a P Extras and Upgrades J Games d Infineon Security Platform Solution d Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Help Network ail uP Intel Matrix Storage Console L2 FE E Readme Connect To r y E Uninstall f c aS i Maintenance Control Panel J Microsoft Office J Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Default Programs Recent Items Computer 4 Back Help and Support Start Search pP aa aan gt a eam LPO A a G G eT ee ee Intel R Matrix Stora gH Computer Manage aoe i o gt 7 41 PM 2 The Console will show current SATA HDD connection status 22 Intel R Matrix Storage Console Information Intel A ICHSAAICHSR SATA RAID Contre aS Non AAID Hard Drives This item displays any storage controller s in the system curently Port 0 ST325082045 managed by the Intel R Matrix Storage Console Ej Unused Ports gt Port 3 Unused Port 4 Unused _ Port 5 Unused Ey CD DVD Drives 10 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 3 Select Actions to create a RAID Volume Norton Intern hy Matri rage Console AD Help Create RAID Volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive is item displays a
10. NFIGURING AN EXISTING HDD AS A RAIDO OR RAID1 VOLUME csccees 18 7 MIGRATING FROM RAID0 1 10 TO RAID5 SYSTEM ccccccsssccsscccsscccssccccscsccsccccsees 19 8 PRE INSTALLATION OF THE INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER DRIVER 20 Qad BUILD THE RAID DRIVER ON A FLOPPY DISK ssscavevesavesidncsvessdwesdnvebsvacensvenssewibtasendabeeosesetoanceoss 20 Cee PRESIN TADLATILON USTNG TAE PO PROCE O S airne ao E AO 20 3 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 1 Introduction This document will assist customers in evaluating configuring and enabling RAID functionality on Acer RAID Ready platforms using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software This document also describes RAID volume management such as creating deleting and modifying volumes common usage models and any special notes necessary to enable customers to develop their RAID compatible products Selected high end Acer desktop systems are configured as Intel RAID Ready systems A RAID Ready system can be upgraded to RAIDO RAIDI1 RAIDS or RAIDI10 using the RAID migration feature built into Intel Matrix Storage Manager 7 5 This technology enables you to install additional SATA hard drives and then migrate a RAID Ready configuration to a RAIDO RAIDI1 RAIDS or RAID10O CONT rgurataon Before you start to build your RAID system please do check Section 3 Warnings and Reminders for more detailed information You can also check
11. ata on the disk 5 After the task is done About Self Extractor for WinImage will be displayed CLILCK OR tO ex ie 6 Now your floppy disk will have the valid Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver which can be used for installation using the F6 process 8 2 Pre Installation Using the F6 process 1 When installing Windows XP and older operating systems the user may encounter a message stating Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices installed in your system If this is the case then the user is ready to supply the driver If this is not the case press F6 when prompted at the beginning of Windows setup 2 Press the S key to select Specify Additional Device 3 The user will be prompted to insert a floppy disk containing the manufacturer supplied driver into the A drive See Section 7 3 for instructions 20 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 on making a driver installation disk 4 For Windows Vista During the operating system installation after selecting the location to install Vista click the Load Driver button to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver 5 When prompted insert the floppy disk or media Floppy CD DVD or USB created in step 8 1 3 and press Enter 6 Review the list of available SCSI Adapters This list should include Intel 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller ICH9M E when the system is in RAID mode and Intel 82801HEM SATA AHCI Con
12. ate RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu This will activate the Create RAID Volume from the Existing Hard Drive Wizard Follow the instructions as prompted It 1S important to understand what will occur during the migration process because all data on the destination hard drive will be lost 6 After the migration is complete reboot the system 18 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 7 Migrating from RAIDO 1 10 to RAID5 system RAID level migration allows an existing RAID configuration which supports levels 0 1 or 10 to be migrated to RAIDS The following migrations are possible gt 2 drive RAID1 to 3 or 4 drive RAID5 gt 2 drive RAIDO to 3 or 4 drive RAID5 gt 3 drive RAIDO to 4 drive RAID5 gt 4 drive RAID10 to 4 drive RAIDS Note In order for the migration to complete successfully the minimum SATA hard drive requirements for the new RAIDS configuration have to be met Please follow the procedure illustrated below 1 Boot the system to Windows 2 Start the Intel Matrix Storage Console application Start Menu gt All Programs gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 3 Click the View menu and select the Advanced Mode option 4 Choose the RAID volume you want to migrate Right click and select Modify Volume 5 The Modify RAID Volume Wizard will be displayed The wizard will walk you through the procedure to migrate to RAIDS
13. e ode CA Program Files Intel Intel Matrix Storage Mana fy A A INTEL MATRIX STORAGE MANAGER HELP CONTENTS Intel Matrix Storage Manager Overview Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver Intel Matrix Storage Console Event Monitor Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features Intel Rapid Recover Technology RAID Technology Matrix RAID Technology Other Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features Intel Matrix Storage Console Overview Basic Mode Advanced Mode Menu Bar Right Click Menus Volume Creation Options Create a Recovery Volume Create a RAID Volume from a RAID Ready System Create a RAID Volume from Blank Hard Drives Volume Conversion Options Convert a RAID 0 1 or 10 Volume to a RAID 5 Volume Convert a RAID 1 Volume to a Recovery Volume _ Convert a Recovery Volume to a RAID 1 Volume gt v Fp Page v iG Tools v ili Intel Matrix Storage Manager Overview The Intel Matrix Storage Manager is a software package that improves storage subsystem performance and reliability on systems that use an Intel Pentium Processor or an Intel Xeon Processor and an Intel storage controller Refer to the Readme file installed with this software to learn more about the full system requirements or visit Intel s support site for this product The software package consists of the following components e Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver e Intel Matrix Storage Cons
14. et of data on two or more disks when reliability is more important than data capacity e A classic RAID1 mirrored pair contains two disks which increases reliability exponentially over a single disk o Mirroring allows continued operation of the system in the event of one drive or array failing o Restoration can be performed using the mirrored copy o 1 0 performance may suffer during reconstruction due to the increased activity between locations e RAIDI volume capacity capacity of smallest HDD e Such an array can only be as large as the smallest member disk Logicaldisk Physicaldisks P R E Physical Physical Logical disks disks disks 120 GB 120 GB 120 GB RAID5 striping with parity e RAIDS uses block level striping with parity data distributed across all member disks e A RAIDS array can withstand a single disk failure without losing data or access Co data e RAID5 is a good all round system that combines efficient storage with excellent security and decent performance It is ideal for file and application servers e RAID5 volume capacity number of HDDs 1 x capacity of smallest HDD 6 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 Physical Physical Physical Logical disks disks disk disk 240 GB 120 GB 120 GB 120 GB RAID10 RAID1 0 striping mirroring A Combination or RAID and RAIDO mirroring and striping but without parity e RAID
15. ing used Tou may continue to use other applications during this time WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drive s Back up all important data before continuing Select Finish to begin migrating data to the new volume 14 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 12 eB 5 Intel R ICH8R ICH9R SATA RAID Contre 56 Arrays Adobe Reader raid Migration is in progress When migration is complete System will start to build the RAID volume WWW WW WW uly 200 Tuesday This item displays any storage controller s in the system currently managed by the Intel R Matrix Storage Console you will need to reboot your system to use the entire volume capacity To reopen this dialog at any point during the migration right click on the migrating volume while in the Advanced Mode of the Intel R Matrix Storage Console and select Show Migration Progress 0 Complete Time Remaining 1 hr 12 min 46 sec Ew Comput l Intel R B Intel RAID Controllers S a Intel R ICH8R ICHSR SATA RAID Contre t8 Arrays 2 Aray 0000 af Yolumes i Volume_0000 RAID Hard Drives Port 0 57325082045 H 4 Unused Ports i Port 3 Unused Port 4 Unused i oa Port 5 Unused a g CD DVD Drives Port 1 HL DT STDVD RW GSA eg 06 Win RAID Migration in Progress A RAID 0 migration is in
16. itions within the RAID volume 17 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 6 Configuring an existing HDD as a RAIDO or RAID1 volume If you are booting from a single SATA hard drive that contains program or personal data you may use the migration feature to use this hard drive as the source hard drive for a migration After the migration is completed you will have a two HDD RAIDO volume where data is striped or a two HDD RAIDI1 volume where the data is mirrored across the two SATA hard drives To do this the ICH9 I O Controller must be enabled in the BIOS and you must have the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software installed Acer systems enable the RAID controller and have the Matrix storage manager software pre installed by default Launch Intel Matrix Storage Manager Console and do the following 1 Note the serial number of the SATA hard drive that is already installed You will need this to select it as the source hard drive when initiating the migration 2 Physically attach the second SATA hard drive to an available SATA port 3 Boot to Windows install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software if not already installed it is pre installed in Acer RAID Ready systems using the setup package obtained from a CD ROM or from the Internet This will install the necessary Intel Matrix Storage Console and start menu links 4 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console from the Start Menu 5 Select Cre
17. ny Serial ATA hard drive s present in the N N N N N N M N N N N Rescan for Plug and Play Devices stem that are not a member of a RAID array uly 2007 Port 2 Hitachi HDS 721616PL438 intel J Unused Ports wad Port 3 Unused ss Port 4 Unused bs Port 5 Unused 5 68 CD DVD Drives gf Port 1 HL DT STDVD Riw GSA CyberLink PowerDVD a Empowering Technology prd Eal esobi v2 Lm Microsoft Office v o oO o a O o lt lt ee aS hO T 6h T E ef Intel R Matrix Stora My raid 03 Paint lt Wat 2 oY 9 18 PM 4 Follow the wizard to click Next Welcome to the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard This wizard migrates data from a single non RAID hard dive to anew RAID volume Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard dives being used ou may continue to use other applications during this time Select Next to continue 11 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 5 Select the RAID type you want to build up i Ts Y R erT oT FEOT ecycle Bin Norton Va Intern i R U Ae NUE DVD Maker 7 R HWW WW SSRN M Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard i July 2007 p Ea Configure Volume moun You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the a z iait sut RAID level and strip size below te
18. ole e Event Monitor e Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Intel Matrix Storage Manager Driver The Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver may be installed on any supported desktop mobile or server system The controller determines which features will be available in the Intel Matrix Storage Console Software installation is fully automated for all supported chipsets and operating systems The Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver is Windows Hardware Quality Labs WHQL certified software designed specifically to improve storage subsystem performance and reliability The driver is installed as part of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager software After installation the driver is queried by the other Intel Matrix Storage Manager components in order to manage the storage subsystem The queries obtain detailed Serial ATA controller Serial ATA device and RAID information along with the status of those devices The X 4 m gt 4 uw r e eP Intel R Matrix Stora F Computer Protected Mode Off R 100 v Program Files Int T 14 Paint 16 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 5 Configuring RAIDO or RAID1 on your RAID Ready Acer PC Selected high end Acer desktop computer systems are configured as Intel RAID Ready systems You can use the following steps to migrate from a single drive non RAID configuration to a two drive RAIDO or RAIDI configuration
19. ted Port 2 Hitachi HDS 72767 6PL4 380 Port 0 STS25082045 Senal SUE 9 Select Member HDD Member HDD should be the same size or larger than the Source HDD RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as 1to 5 member hard drive s Available Selected Port Hitachi HDS 2161 BPLS 380 WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drivels will be permanently deleted Back up all Important data before continuing 13 21 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 10 Specify RAID Volume size olume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available aray space to be used by the new RAID volume Maximum Volume Size GB 465 7 Minimum Volume Size GB 235 2 Percentage of Available Space Volume Size GB The minimum required size for the RAID volume is determined by the size of the source hard drive It pou create a volume that uses less than 100 of the hard drive space you may create a second RAID volume to use the remaining space 11 Click Finish to complete setup f reate RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Completing the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives be
20. tem design Highest Read data transaction rate Medium Write data transaction rate Low ratio of ECC parity disks to data disks means high efficiency Good aggregate transfer rate Very high I O rates are achieved by striping RAIDI1 segments Excellent solution for sites that would normally use RAIDI1 8 21 Highest disk overhead of all RAID types 100 inefficient May not support hot swap of failed disk when implemented using software RAID Most complex controller design Dtf icult to reburld in the event of a disk failure as compared to RAID 1 PG vd Oia bDlock data transfer rate same as single disk Very limited scalability ata very high inherent cost Expensive to maintain Intel Matrix Storage Manager Quick Guide for Acer Selected Veriton PC V1 1 3 Warnings and reminders A Using the Intel Matrix Storage Console in Windows is highly recommended You may use Intel Matrix Storage manager console in Windows for most RAID functions However using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM accessed by pressing Ctrl I when starting your computer is NOT recommended because it will reformat the hard disk and Acer eRecovery Management s Restore to Factory Defaults function will NOT be usable anymore B Enabling RAID on your system is a time intensive process and it is important that your computer stay on during the whole process or you will risk data loss Disable your screen saver and power
21. troller ICH9M E or Intel 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller ICH9M when the system is in AHCI mode 7 Select the appropriate Intel RAID controller and press ENTER 8 The next screen should confirm that the user has selected the Intel RAID controller Press ENTER again to continue 9 After successfully installing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver Windows setup should continue 10 Leave the disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself Windows setup will need to copy the files from the floppy again after the RAID volume is formatted and Windows setup starts copying files 21721
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