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1. 58 ver7 0 User s Manual2. RAID Redundant Array of Independent Drives allows data to be distributed across multiple hard drives to provide data redundancy or to enhance data storage performance RAID 0 striping The data in the RAID volume is striped across the array s members Striping divides data into units and distributes those units across the members without creating data redundancy but improving read write performance RAID 1 mirroring The data in the RAID volume is mirrored across the RAID array s members Mirroring is the term used to describe the key feature of RAID 1 which writes duplicate data to each member therefore creating data redundancy and increasing fault tolerance RAID 5 striping with The data in the RAID volume and parity are striped across the array s parity members Parity information is written with the data in a rotating sequence across the members of the array This RAID level is a preferred configuration for efficiency fault tolerance and performance RAID 10 striping and The RAID level where information is striped across a two disk array mirroring for system performance Each of the drives in the array has a mirror for fault tolerance RAID 10 provides the performance benefits of RAID 0 and the redundancy of RAID 1 However it requires four hard drives RAID Array A logical grouping of physical hard drives ver7 0 User s Manual 7 n te i Introduction RAID Level Migration The process of converting a s
3. select larger hard drive member s Insert larger hard drive s into the system and re launch the Create RAID Yolume From Existing Hard Drive Wizard Solution Follow the steps listed in the error message to resolve the problem A 4 Hard Drive Has System Files Issue The following error message appears after selecting a hard drive as a member hard drive during the Create RAID Volume process Create RAID Volume Wizard Select Volume Location Specify the location for the new RAID volume by selecting 3 to 4 hard drives or an array below Available Selected Port l 51 BAS Serialit AIT A reate RAID Volume Wizard WARNING Selecting hard drives will permanently delete the data on the hard drives Back up all important data before continuing Selecting an existing array will preserve any wolume s on the array Cancel Solution Select a new hard drive A 5 Source Hard Drive is Dynamic Disk Issue When attempting to migrate from a RAID Ready configuration to a RAID configuration an error message is received that says the migration cannot continue because the source drive is a dynamic disk However Microsoft Windows Disk Management shows the disk as basic not dynamic ver7 0 User s Manual 57 i n te I Volume Creation Solution Reduce the size of the partition by a few MBs and see if that resolves the issue See http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 021322 htm for more information
4. 9 2 Recovery Volume Creation A recovery volume can be created using either Basic mode or Advanced mode in the Intel Matrix Storage Console 9 2 1 Recovery Volume Creation in Basic Mode Warning Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive selected as the recovery drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps Note This option may or may not be available depending on your system configuration If you do not see the option listed refer to Recovery Volume Creation in Advanced Mode To create a recovery volume in Basic mode use the following steps 1 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start gt gt All Programs gt gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt gt Intel Matrix Storage Console ver7 0 User s Manual 49 n te I S Volume Creation 2 Select Protect data using Intel Rapid Recover Technolog MP ane Malhi Siagi Ceacole EI Protect de bom haad ren Leien bath PAY 1 D eeng gross padicomance rath FAD G SS View bord hive and volume status Dreier cala ig Fi Fiap Bern Tach Si be Gast are OK Deier The apalan hy bebe nora Ho PAID ipods as peered Li Per data rg a bed dove faders with PA 1 ul Inn tiarap predsimanca with EA ll Protect dista using Inici Hate Fuca M teehee 9 2 2 Recovery Volume Creation in Advanced Mode Warning Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete any existing data on the drive selected as the reco
5. Always follow the instructions that are provided with your motherboard 1 Press the lt F2 gt key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins 2 Select the Advanced menu then the Drive Configuration menu 3 Switch the Drive Mode option from Legacy to Enhanced 4 Enable Intel R RAID Technology 5 Press the lt F10 gt key to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program ver7 0 User s Manual 15 i n tel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM 4 1 4 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM Overview The Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM is a PnP option ROM that provides a pre operating system user interface for RAID configurations It also provides BIOS and DOS disk services Int13h User Interface To enter the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM user interface press the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously when prompted during the Power On Self Test POST Example Refer to Figure 2 Figure 2 User Prompt 4 3 16 Intel lt R gt Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 B 6 1832 ICHx Copyright lt C gt 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Type Status Vol ID H Maxtor 6Y660M Y2NGJ4FE B 1 Maxtor DND Y2R1Z18E 2 Maxtor 6Y266M Y6BMQ3RE Press CTRL RATAS Configuration Utility NOTE The hard drive s and hard drive information listed for your system can
6. ceeee eee ee ee eee eee eee ee eee ene eens e ee ee ea ea eae aeetiee 13 ver7 0 User s Manual Revision History Document Revision Description Revision Date Number Number N A 1 0 Aligns with 8 x release January 2009 e Clarified RAID Ready requirements ver7 0 User s Manual 5 n t I Introduction Introduction The purpose of this document is to enable a user to properly set up and configure a system using Intel Matrix Storage Manager It provides steps for set up and configuration as well as a brief overview on Intel Matrix Storage Manager features Note The information in this document is only relevant on systems with a supported Intel chipset that include a supported Intel chipset with a supported operating system Supported Intel chipsets http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020644 htm Supported operating systems http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020648 htm Note The majority of the information in this document is related to either software configuration or hardware integration Intel is not responsible for the software written by third party vendors or the implementation of Intel components in the products of third party manufacturers Customers should always contact the place of purchase or system software manufacturer with support questions about their specific hardware or software configuration 1 1 Terminology AHCI Advanced Host Controller Interface
7. df Product_Filter asp ProductID 2101 2 Extract the driver files by running C IATAXX_CD EXE A A P C lt path gt Note This is described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of the README TXT ver7 0 User s Manual C Loading Driver During OS Installation n tel 5 2 3 Copy the IAAHCI CAT IAACHI INF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM files to the root directory of a floppy diskette Note If the system has a 32 bit processor copy the files found in the Drivers folder if the system has a 64 bit processor copy the files found in the Drivers64 folder F6 Installation Steps To install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver using the F6 installation method complete the following steps 1 5 Press the lt F6 gt key at the beginning of Windows XP setup during text mode phase when prompted in the status line with the Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver message Note After pressing F6 nothing will happen immediately setup will temporarily continue loading drivers and then you will be prompted with a screen to load support for mass storage device s Press the lt S gt key to Specify Additional Device Insert the floppy disk containing the driver files when you see the following prompt Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A and press the lt Enter gt key Refer to A
8. differ from the following example Version Identification To identify the specific version of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM integrated into the system BIOS enter the option ROM user interface The version ver7 0 User s Manual Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM number is located in the top right corner with the following format vX Y W XXXX where X and Y are the major and minor version numbers Use the following steps to create a RAID volume using the Intel Matrix Storage Manager user interface Note The following procedure should only be used with a newly built system or if you are reinstalling your operating system The following procedure should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID 0 If you wish to create matrix RAID volumes after the operating system software is loaded they should be created using the Intel Matrix Storage Console in Windows 1 Press the lt Ctrl gt and lt i gt keys simultaneously when the following window appears during POST Intel lt R gt Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 6 6 1832 ICHx Copyright lt C gt 2003 05 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID GI Maxtor 6YB6BMB Y2NGJ4FE 57 3GB 1 Maxtor 6YB88MB Y2R1Z18E 76 3GB 2 Maxtor 6Y2BBMB Y6BMQ3RE 189 9GB Press CIRL I to enter E EIA 2 Select option 1 Create RAID Volume and press the lt Enter gt k
9. migration is supported on specific platform configurations e 2 drive RAID O to 3 4 5 or 6 drive RAID 5 e 3 drive RAID O to 4 5 or 6 drive RAID 5 e 4 drive RAID O to 5 or 6 drive RAID 5 e 2 drive RAID 1 to 3 4 5 or 6 drive RAID 5 e 4 drive RAID 10 to 4 5 or 6 drive RAID 5 RAID level migrations do not require re installation of the operating system All applications and data remain intact See the following web site for more information on RAID level migrations and the platforms on which each migration is supported http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020674 htm 2 9 Intel Rapid Recover Technology Intel Rapid Recover Technology utilizes RAID 1 mirroring functionality to copy data from a designated master drive to a designated recovery drive The master drive data can be copied to the recovery drive either continuously or on request When using the continuous update policy changes made to the data on the master drive while the system is not docked are automatically copied to the recovery drive when the system is re docked When using the on request update policy the master drive data can be restored to a previous state by copying the data on the recovery drive back to the master drive Table 5 provides an overview of the advantages the disadvantages and the typical usage of Intel Rapid Recover Technology Table 5 Recovery Volume Overview Hard Drives 2 Required Advantage More control over how
10. remaining space Figure 6 Tray Icon Status Au RAID Migration in Progress x 4 RAID migration is in progress rar x eP Volume_O000 Mi ver7 0 User s Manual RAID Migration i n tel j Figure 7 User Interface Status BP Van hami Gren nd volena siats Ml tad fon oe Ot md ABAD vaa d g rg ati Med eta rd cl de o id Fei fewer ic da Thy Sbon The tn tt une am ke Figure 8 Progress Dialog 6 of Volume_0000 Migration Completed Migration is in progress 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 6 Complete Time Remaining 2 hr 16 min 54 sec 8 3 RAID Migration Steps RAID Ready to 3 or 4 drive RAID 0 5 Use the following steps to convert a RAID Ready system into a system with a 3 or 4 drive RAID 0 5 volume Note The steps listed in this section assume that the system is a properly configured RAID Ready system For more information on how to configure a RAID Ready system see RAID Ready System Setup Steps ver7 0 User s Manual 35 intel RAID Migration 36 Warning This operation will delete all existing data from the additional hard drive or drives and the data cannot be recovered It is critical to backup all important data on the additional drives before proceeding The data on the source hard d
11. CI e Intel Matrix Storage Manager e One or more Serial ATA SATA hard drives that support NCQ Hot Plug Hot plug also referred to as hot swap is a feature supported by AHCI that allows Serial ATA hard drives to be removed or inserted while the system is powered on and running As an example hot plug may be used to replace a failed hard drive that is in an externally accessible drive enclosure Note To take advantage of hot plug you need the following 14 e Chipset that supports AHCI e Intel Matrix Storage Manager e Hot plug capability correctly enabled in the system BIOS by the OEM motherboard manufacturer ver7 0 User s Manual RAID BIOS Configuration i n tel 3 1 3 2 Note RAID BIOS Configuration Overview To install the Intel Matrix Storage Manager the system BIOS must include the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM The Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM is tied to the controller hub Version 7 0 of the option ROM supports platforms based on the Intel 82801HEM I O controller hub Enabling RAID in BIOS Use the following steps to enable RAID in the system BIOS The instructions listed below are specific to motherboards manufactured by Intel with a supported Intel chipset The specific BIOS settings on non Intel manufactured motherboards may differ Refer to the motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for specific instructions
12. Nee 15 3 2 Enabling RAID in BIOS uni di 15 4 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM 16 4 1 OVERVIEW eege Seege E EE EENS EE ee 16 4 2 User INSTA iii Ee ge te geed d EE d 16 4 3 Version IdentificatiON sexis rd do dia REN Ed EEN A 16 4 4 RAID Volume Creation a a deatinn atte a 17 5 Loading Driver During OS Installatton 22 5 1 OV EVI Wi EE ee 22 5 2 F6 Installation Method EEN 22 5 2 1 Automatic F6 Floppy Creation 22 5 2 2 Manual F6 Floppy Creation irana 22 5 2 3 F6 Installation Steps viii ANE dee 23 6 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation ssssssssessrssrrsrrsrrerrnrrnsrnnrennrnerrernrenn 24 6 1 OVERVICW td a aa 24 6 2 Where to Obtain Software mesocioicaninnaiairica ri a a ENEE ENEE a 24 6 3 Installation SEP iia AS ed aii daa aaa 24 6 4 How to Confirm Software Installation oooocococcccncnconononennnnnnnnnnnananannnnnnnnnos 29 6 5 Version TdentificatiON siriinipc narra ii A a Ad 31 6 5 1 Version Identification Using Intel Matrix Storage Console 31 6 5 2 Version Identification Using Driver le 31 7 RAID Ready Setup EE 32 ver7 0 User s Manual 3 Appendix A A 1 A 2 A 3 A 4 A 5 Figures Tables intel 7 1 OVVIE Win A dee ee 32 7 2 System REQUIFEMENES vi dn Edge E ENNEN 32 7 3 RAID Ready System Setup Gens 32 RAID Migration dada 33 8 1 OVVIE Weed Ee EEN 33 8 2 RAID Migration Steps RAID Ready to 2 drive RAID O 1 cceeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee 33 8 3 RAID Migratio
13. Stripe gt SELECT DISKS Port Drive Model Serial Size Status Maxtor 6Y666MG Y2NGJ4FE 57 3GB Non RAID Disk 1 Maxtor 6YB880MB Y2R1Z18E 76 3GB Non RAID Disk Select 2 to 4 disks to use in creating the volume 1J1 Previous Next SPACEl Selects ENTER1 Selection Complete tJIChange TAB1 Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select ver7 0 User s Manual 19 20 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM 7 Unless you have selected RAID 1 select the strip size by using the lt P gt or lt v gt keys to scroll through the available values then press the lt Enter gt key Ke R ix Storag r option ROM v ETE s i 003 Intel o Ma CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt Disks Select Disks Strip Size Capacity 171 8 GB Create Volume E HELP The following are typical values RAIDO_ 128KB RAID1M 64KB RAIDS 64KB CTABI ESC J ERT 8 Select the volume capacity and press the lt Enter gt key Note The default value indicates the maximum volume capacity using the selected disks If less than the maximum volume capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaini e a matrix RAID configuration aaa va 7 S v5 Y Hi Name VolumeB RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity IRAR GB Create Volume C HELP Enter the volume capacity The default value indicates the maximum vo
14. User s Manual 25 26 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation Warning Please read the following information The driver you are about to install might be used to control the hard drive from which this computer is booting or to control a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or uninstall this driver from the computer after installation However you can uninstall other non critical components The following components can be uninstalled Intel R Matrix Storage Console Help Documentation Start Menu Shortcuts System Tray Icon Service Event Monitor Service Click Next to continue the setup Click Cancel to exit the setup Intel R Installation Frameworks ver7 0 User s Manual Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation l n tel 4 Click Yes to accept the license ag ver7 0 User s Manual reement terms Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 0 0 1012 License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the agreement INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT Alpha Beta Organizational Use IMPORTANT READ BEFORE COPYING INSTALLING OR USING Do not use or load this software and any associated materials collectively the Software until you have carefully read the following terms and conditions By loading or using the Software you agree to the terms of this Agreement If you do not wish to s
15. an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing native hot plug and power management Continuous Update When a recovery volume is using this policy data on the master drive Policy is copied to the recovery drive automatically as long as both drives are connected to the system Intel Matrix Storage A code module built into the system BIOS that provides boot support Manager Option ROM for RAID volumes as well as a user interface for configuring and managing RAID volumes The hard drive that is the designated source drive in a recovery volume Matrix RAID Two independent RAID volumes within a single RAID array A hard drive used within a RAID array ver7 0 User s Manual Introduction Migration The process of converting a system s data storage configuration from a non RAID configuration pass thru to a RAID configuration Hot Plug The unannounced removal and insertion of a Serial ATA hard drive while the system is powered on NCQ Native Command Queuing a command protocol in Serial ATA that allows multiple commands to be outstanding within a hard drive at the same time The commands are dynamically reordered to increase hard drive performance On Request Update When a recovery volume is using this policy data on the master drive Policy is copied to the recovery drive when you request it Only changes since the last update process are copied
16. anager Installation l n tel 6 Click Finish to complete installation and reboot the system Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 0 0 1012 The setup for the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager is complete You must restart this computer for the changes to take effect Would you like to restart the computer now Yes want to restart my computer now C No will restart my computer later Click Finish then remove any installation media from the drives Intel R Installation Frameworks 6 4 How to Confirm Software Installation Refer to Figure 3 to confirm that Intel Matrix Storage Manager has been installed ver7 0 User s Manual 29 Figure 3 Start Menu Item Note Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation E Accessories E Games D Ea Intel Matrix Storage a MSN Explorer Windows Media Plays 33 Windows Messenger j ea Remote Assistance D Tour Windows XP Windows Media Player All Programs 3 Windows Messenger Es Log OFF 0 Turn OFF Computer ef Intel Matrix St sole E Readmefintel Matrix Storage Console E Uninstall e Intel R Matrix Storage Manager en Startup gt Internet Explorer we MSN Explorer ES Outlook Express If installation was done by have disk F6 or an unattended installation method you can confirm that the Intel Matrix Storage Manager has been loaded by completing the following steps The following in
17. d the typical usage of RAID 0 ver7 0 User s Manual 9 E n tel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features Table 1 RAID 0 Overview 2 3 Hard Drives 2 6 Required Advantage Highest transfer rates Fault None if one disk fails all data will be lost tolerance Application Typically used in desktops and workstations for maximum performance for temporary data and high I O rate 2 drive RAID O available in specific mobile configurations Refer to the following web site for more information on RAID 0 http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid sb CS 009337 htm RAID 1 Mirroring A RAID 1 array contains two hard drives where the data between the two is mirrored in real time to provide good data reliability in the case of a single disk failure when one disk drive fails all data is immediately available on the other without any impact to the integrity of the data Table 2 provides an overview of the advantages the level of fault tolerance provided and the typical usage of RAID 1 Table 2 RAID 1 Overview 2 4 10 Hard Drives 2 Required Advantage 100 redundancy of data One disk may fail but data will continue to be accessible A rebuild to a new disk is recommended to maintain data redundancy Fault Excellent disk mirroring means that all data on one disk is duplicated on tolerance another disk Application Typically used for smaller systems wh
18. data is copied between master and recovery drives fast volume updates only changes to the master drive since the last update are copied to the recovery drive member hard drive data can be viewed in Microsoft Windows Explorer Disadvantage No increase in volume capacity Application Critical data protection for mobile systems fast restoration of the master drive to a previous or default state Refer to the following web site for more information on Intel Rapid Recovery Technology http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 026142 htm ver7 0 User s Manual 13 a n tel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features 2 10 1 Advanced Host Controller Interface Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI is an interface specification that allows the storage driver to enable advanced Serial ATA features such as Native Command Queuing and Native Hot Plug Intel chipsets that support AHCI http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012304 htm Native Command Queuing Native Command Queuing NCQ is a feature supported by AHCI that allows Serial ATA hard drives to accept more than one command at a time NCQ when used in conjunction with one or more hard drives that support NCQ increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands Note To take advantage of NCQ you need the following 2 10 2 e Chipset that supports AH
19. eate RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Configure Yolume You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below Volume Name 1 RAID 10 The name is limited to 16 English alpha numeric characters RAID Level a Strip Size 1128 KB e 8 Select a strip size 9 Click Next to continue 10 Select a source hard drive source Note The source hard drive can be selected by double clicking on the hard drive or by single clicking on the hard drive and then selecting the right arrow key The data on this hard drive will be preserved and ver7 0 User s Manual 37 RAID Migration migrated to the new RAID volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Source Hard Drive The data on the hard drive you select will be preserved and migrated across a new RAID volume Available Selected Port 0 ST3120026AS Serialtt 374 Port 1 57312002645 Serial 5MS Port 2 ST3800134S Serial 3JV8t Port 3 WDC WD1600JD 32HBB0 Cancel 11 Click Next to continue 12 Select the member hard drives Note The member hard drives can be selected by double clicking on the hard drive or by single clicking on the hard drive and then 38 ver7 0 User s Manual RAID Migration i n tel selecting the right arrow key Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Select Member Hard Drive s Once the
20. ents e Contains a supported Intel chipset e Includes a single Serial ATA SATA hard drive e RAID controller must be enabled in the BIOS e Motherboard BIOS must include the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM e Intel Matrix Storage Manager must be loaded e A partition that does not take up the entire capacity of the hard drive 4 5MB of free space is sufficient RAID Ready System Setup Steps The system must meet all the requirements listed in System Requirements 1 Enable RAID in system BIOS using the steps listed in Enabling RAID in BIOS 2 Install Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver using the steps listed in F6 Installation Steps 3 Install Intel Matrix Storage Manager using the steps listed in Installation Steps ver7 0 User s Manual RAID Migration i n tel 8 RAID Migration 8 1 Overview The following sections explain how to migrate from a RAID Ready system to a RAID system 8 2 RAID Migration Steps RAID Ready to 2 drive RAID 0 1 Use the following steps to convert a RAID Ready system into a system with a 2 drive RAID 0 or 1 volume Note The steps listed in this section assume that the system is a properly configured RAID Ready system For more information on how to configure a RAID Ready system see RAID Ready System Setup Steps Warning This operation will delete all existing data from the additional hard drive or drives and the data cannot be recovered It is critical to backup all importa
21. ere capacity of one disk is sufficient and for any application s requiring very high availability Available in specific mobile configurations Refer to the following web site for more information on RAID 1 http support intel com support chipsets iaa_raid sb CS 009338 htm RAID 5 Striping with Parity A RAID 5 array contains three or more hard drives where the data and parity are striped across all the hard drives in the array Parity is a mathematical method for recreating data that was lost from a single drive which increases fault tolerance Table 3 provides an overview of the advantages the level of fault tolerance provided and the typical usage of RAID 5 ver7 0 User s Manual D Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features n tel Table 3 RAID 5 Overview 2 5 Hard Drives 3 6 Required Advantage Higher percentage of usable capacity and high read performance as well as fault tolerance Fault Excellent parity information allows data to be rebuilt after replacing a tolerance failed hard drive with a new drive Application Storage of large amounts of critical data Not available in mobile configurations Refer to the following web site for more information on RAID 5 http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020653 htm RAID 10 A RAID 10 array uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID levels O and 1 It is a striped set whose members are each a mirr
22. ey ees Intel lt R gt Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v7 0 0 2198 ICH8M E Copyright lt C gt 2003 06 ca Corporation All Rights Reserved Hin ME 1 Create RAID Volume 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID 2 Delete RAID Volume 4 Recovery Volume Options 5 Exit RAID Volumes None defined Physical Disks Port Drive Model Serial Size Type Status Vol ID gt 1T3126823AS 3KAB0HBKF 111 8GB T3168823AS 3JSGNDYO 149 1GB ST3608015AS 3KC081D1X 55 9GB tt Select _ _ TESCI Exit TENTER I Select Menu ver7 0 User s Manual 17 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM 3 Type in a volume name and press the lt Enter gt key or press the lt Enter gt key to accept the default name DELTA o Lume US RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 6 6 GB Create Volume Enter a string between 1 and 16 characters in length that can be used to uniquely identify the RAID volume This name is case sensitive and can not contain special characters 4 Select the RAID level by using the lt gt or lt gt keys to scroll through the available values then press the lt Enter gt key RAID_Volume RAI DA lt Stripe gt Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 6 6 GB Create Volume HELP Choose the RAID level best suited to your usage model RAI DA Data striped across multiple physical drives for performance RAID1 Data mirrored across multiple phy
23. g Select Finish to begin migrating data to the new volume Cancel 16 Once the migration is complete reboot if needed 17 If applicable use a third party application or the Microsoft Windows operating ver7 0 User s Manual system tools to create and format a new data partition in any unused space or use a third party application to extend the partition to utilize any remaining space 41 i n te I Volume Creation 9 Volume Creation RAID and recovery volumes can be created using the Intel Matrix Storage Console Note RAID volume creation is only available as an option if you are have two or more SATA hard drives in addition to another bootable device If you wish to create a RAID volume using your boot device you will need to perform a RAID migration See RAID Migration for instructions on how to perform a migration 9 1 RAID Volume Creation Warning Creating a RAID volume will permanently delete any existing data on the selected hard drives Back up all important data before beginning these steps If you wish to preserve the data see RAID Migration for instructions on how to perform a RAID migration To create a RAID volume use the following steps 1 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start gt gt All Programs gt gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 2 Switch to advanced mode by selecting the Advanced Mode option under the View menu 3 Select Crea
24. ges A 1 A 2 A 3 56 Incompatible Hardware Issue The following error message appears during installation Question Yes to view the Readme file For a list of supported products Refer to section 2 titled System Requirements B Incompatible hardware This software is not supported on this chipset Please select E SE Solution This issue can be resolved by installing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager on a system with a supported Intel chipset or by ensuring that AHCI or RAID is enabled in the system BIOS See http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 020644 htm for more information Operating System Not Supported Issue The following error message appears during installation Information O Solution This issue can be resolved by installing the Intel Matrix Storage Manager on a supported operating system See http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020648 htm for more information Source Hard Drive Cannot Be Larger Issue When attempting to migrate from a single hard drive or a RAID Ready configuration to a RAID configuration the following error message appears and the migration process will not begin ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation l n tel i Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard The source hard drive cannot be larger than the selected hard drive member s Do one of the Following to correct the problem If already inserted
25. hard drive from 6 2 6 3 24 which the the system is booting or a hard drive that contains important data For this reason you cannot remove or un install this driver from the system however you will have the ability to un install all other non driver components The following non driver components can be un installed e Intel Matrix Storage Console e Help documentation e Start Menu shortcuts e System tray icon service e RAID monitor service Where to Obtain Software If a CD ROM was included with your motherboard or system it should include the Intel Matrix Storage Manager The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be downloaded from the following Intel website http downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 2101 Installation Steps Note The instructions below assume that the BIOS has been configured correctly and the RAID driver has been installed using the F6 installation method if applicable ver7 0 User s Manual Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation l n t el 1 Run the Intel Matrix Storage Manager executable 2 Click Next to continue Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 0 0 1012 Welcome to the setup for the Intel R Matrix Storage Manager This setup program will install Intel R Matrix Storage Manager onto your computer It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before continuing setup Intel R Installation Frameworks ver7 0
26. he recovery volume ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation i n tel 7 Select a hard drive to be used as the recovery hard drive for the recovery volume Create Recovery Volume Wizard Select Recovery Drive WARNING Existing data on the selected recovery drive will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Available Recovery Drives Port 2 ST38081745 Serial SMR2D357 74 5 GB Port 2 ST38081745 Serial SMR2D357 74 5 GB Parameter Value System Hard Drive No Partition No Partition Found Size 74 5 GB Device Port 2 Device Port Internal Generation 1 ver7 0 User s Manual 53 54 intel Volume Creation 8 Select an update policy Create Recovery Volume Wizard Select Update Poli Saet TA RAS right click on the recovery volume and select Modify Volume ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation n te 9 Select Finish to beg Create Recovery Volume Wizard in recovery volume creation Completing the Create Recovery Volume Wizard Completing this action will create a new recovery volume To view volume creation progress right click on the volume in the Intel R Matrix Storage Console and select Show Volume Creation Progress You may continue to use other applications during the creation process Select Finish to create the volume Cancel ver7 0 User s Manual 55 i n te I S Volume Creation Appendix A Error Messa
27. ing system installation using the F6 installation method This is required in order to install an operating system onto a hard drive or RAID volume when in RAID mode or onto a hard drive when in AHCI mode If using Microsoft Windows Vista this is not required as the operating system includes a driver for the AHCI and RAID controllers Refer to Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation for instructions on how to installed an updated version of the software after the operating system is installed F6 Installation Method The F6 installation method requires a floppy with the driver files Automatic F6 Floppy Creation Use the following steps to automatically create a floppy that contains the files needed during the F6 installation process 1 Download the latest Floppy Configuration Utility from the Intel download site http downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 2101 2 Run the EXE file Use F6flpy32 exe on a 32 bit system Use F6flpy64 exe on a 64 bit system Manual F6 Floppy Creation Use the following steps to manually create a floppy that contains the files needed during the F6 installation process 1 Download the Intel Matrix Storage Manager and save it to your local drive or use the CD shipped with your motherboard which contains the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Note The Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be downloaded from the following website http downloadfinder intel com scripts
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29. lecting the RAID level and strip size below 8 Select Next to continue 46 ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation n tel 9 Select the hard drives that will be used to create the RAID volume Create RAID Volume Wizard Select Volume Location Specify the location for the new RAID volume by selecting 3 to 4 hard drives or an array below Available Selected Port 1 ST312002645 Serialti EMS Port 2 5T38001345 Serial 2MD Port 3 WDC WD1600 D 32HBB0 WARNING Selecting hard drives will permanently delete the data on the hard drives Back up all important data before continuing Selecting an existing array will preserve any volume s on the array 10 When you are finished selecting hard drives select Next to continue ver7 0 User s Manual 47 Volume Creation 11 Enter a size for the RAID volume Create RAID Volume Wizard Specify Volume Size Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume 12 Select Next to continue 48 ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation n te 13 Select Finish to create the RAID volume Create RAID Volume Wizard Completing the Create RAID Volume Wizard Completing this action will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drives Back up all important data before continuing Select Finish to create the new RAID volume Cancel
30. lume capacity using the selected disks If less than the maximum capacity is chosen creation of a second volume is needed to utilize the remaining space ver7 0 User s Manual Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM n tel 9 At the Create Volume prompt press the lt Enter gt key to create the volume The following prompt will appear Intel lt R gt Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 6 6 1 32 ICHx Copyright lt C gt 2663 65 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved RAID_Volume RAID Leve RAID lt Stripe gt Disks Select Disks Strip Size 128KB Capacity 171 8 GB Are you sure you want to create this volume A Press ENTER to Create the specified volume CtliChange TAB Next CESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 10 Press the lt Y gt key to confirm volume creation 11 To exit the option ROM user interface select option 5 Exit and press the lt Enter gt key 12 Press the lt Y gt key again to confirm exit Note To change any of the information before the volume creation has been confirmed you must exit the Create Volume process and restart it Press the lt Esc gt key to exit the Create Volume process ver7 0 User s Manual 21 i n tel Loading Driver During OS Installation 5 1 5 2 5 2 1 Note 5 2 2 22 Loading Driver During OS Installation Overview Unless using Microsoft Windows Vista the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver must be loaded during operat
31. n Steps RAID Ready to 3 or 4 drive RAID Ob 35 VolUMe E Let EE 42 9 1 RAID Volume Creation nie csteccs diester nese SAS Een e oles aaa ees 42 9 2 Recovery Volume Creation SKS KERENRNENEN ENER R ENER ER NEEN NENNEN ENEE NEEN ENN 49 9 2 1 Recovery Volume Creation in Basic Mode 49 9 2 2 Recovery Volume Creation in Advanced Mode 50 Error MESSAGES iii AE LA AAA AA A EEN 56 Incompatible Hardware see ER ER rr n a SNE ER eEN 56 Operating System Not Supporter mnacacacccin nessa nr a Ea 56 Source Hard Drive Cannot Be Larger ooococcccccncnconononenennnnnncnnananenennnnnnnrnrnrararenerennn 56 Hard Drive Has System Hee avion e di 57 Source Hard Drive is Dynamic Disk 57 Figure t Matrix RAID sicicecsceiensngtecstnerad A A 12 Figure 2 User Prompt EE 16 Figure 3 Start Memu TEM adi 30 Figure 4 Driver Details Exvample NEE EK SEKR ENNER NEES a ai a E de e 30 Figure 5 Driver Version Information 31 FigUre 6 Tray ICON STATUS o pecar d7 Nee ege S EEN SR aden syne iepa irasa woe ENEE ENER 34 Figure 7 User Interface Status civic rincon cid cee a AER cede 35 Figure 8 Progress Dialog wise cscssiss cuca iaa teeta an NEES NEESS EE EAR Ee ERC SEN 35 Fabled RAIDO OVETVIEW coccion diia Din EE EAE ad iii 10 Table 2 RAID 1 Owepleuw sue NEE NEES e A 10 Table 3 RAID 5 QVGrViCW ire sc cic id eases de vesn cena ceasine Ai e dea 11 Table 4 RAID LO OVErviEW amp vecino oi NEEN Se ERR EE SNE ENEE SE 11 Table 5 Recovery Volume OvervieW 02 ce
32. new RAID volume is created it will span the source hard drive as well as 3 member hard drive s Available Selected Port 1 ST31200264S Serialtt EM Port 2 ST 38001345 Serialtt 3JV8f Port 3 WDC WD1600JD 32HBB0 ae i 2 WARNING Existing data on the selected hard drive s will be permanently deleted Back up all important data before continuing Cancel Warning The data on the member hard drives will be deleted Back up all important data before continuing 13 Click Next to continue 14 Use the field or the slider bar to specify the amount of available array space that will be used by the volume Note Any remaining space can be used to create a ver7 0 User s Manual 39 40 RAID Migration second volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Specify Volume Size Use the fields or the slider below to specify the amount of available array space to be used by the new RAID volume ver7 0 User s Manual RAID Migration 15 Click Finish to begi Create 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 being used You 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 continuin
33. ns and before placing your product order Intel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Intel Matrix Storage Technology Intel Rapid Recover Technology and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others Copyright 2008 Intel Corporation All rights reserved 2 ver7 0 User s Manual Contents 1 Introductio TEE 6 1 1 o aa A a a ERE 6 1 2 Reference DOCUMENES ccoo sbdsgeg rn a dd A a EA 8 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features ocooccccccocococononnnnnnnnnnnnnanennnnnnnrnrnrnrararenenens 9 2 1 Feature EENEG EE NEE 9 2 2 RAID 0 Striping wi aiii a Cusine A a 9 2 3 RAID 1 MIFFOrIDO NEE 10 2 4 RAID 5 Striping With Party gue EENEE RSR EEN rc NENNEN AE EENS NES 10 2 5 RAID We H MEET 11 2 6 ot leet a RE 11 2 7 RAID Gel Leen EE 12 2 8 RAID Level Migrations dea ebAENSKE EAR ENEE d MES dE SNE SEAN NEE Ae 12 2 9 Intel Rapid Recover Technology ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eens ee eaeaeeeeeeeeeeeeaeaeas 13 2 10 Advanced Host Controller Interface c cceceeeeee eee tees ee eee eee ee eeee nena ea eaeas 14 2 10 1 Native Command Queuing eee eee eee e eee e eee eeee teens 14 2 10 2 HOt PWG ives iio A ENEE dE EE EEN 14 3 RAID BIOS Configuratio Masius niniin EE dE EN E EE na eege Ee Seege 15 3 1 OVEIVICW get gu sti cnet setantaus SES SN SEN ER ce ENEE ER debe adie
34. nt data on the additional drives before proceeding The data on the source hard drive however will be preserved 1 Physically add an additional SATA hard drive to the system 2 Boot into Windows and open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Example Refer to Figure 3 3 Select Protect data from a hard drive failure with RAID 1 or Improve storage performance with RAID 0 ver7 0 User s Manual 33 34 n te I j RAID Migration 2 View haid Grve and v e Hatu amp Protect data from a hard drive tadare with RAID 1 8 Improve storage performance with RAID O 42 View hard drive and volume status intel Protect data using intel Rapid Recover Technoloc All hard drives are OK gt T Detait The system is functioning normaly No RAID volumes are present el Protect data from a hard drive failure with RAID 1 8 Improve storage performance with RAID 0 Di EE 4 Select Yes to confirm volume creation In the following example RAID 1 was selected Refer to Figure 6 Figure 7 and Figure 8 for examples of volume creation progress indicators Intel R Matrix Storage Console Are you sure you want to create a RAID 1 volume 5 When the migration is complete reboot the system if needed 6 If applicable use a third party application or the Microsoft Windows operating system tools to create and format a new data partition in any unused space or use a third party application to extend the partition to utilize any
35. o agree do not install or use the Software The Software contains pre release alpha or beta code which may not be fully functional and which Intel Corporation Intel may substantially modify in producing any final version of the Software Intel can provide no assurance wv You must accept all of the terms of the license agreement in order to continue the setup program Do you accept the terms lt Back Intel R Installation Frameworks 27 n tel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation 5 Review the readme if needed and click Next to continue Intel R Matrix Storage Manager 7 0 0 1012 Readme File Information Refer to the Readme file below to view system requirements and installation information Press the Page Down key to view the rest of the file Installation Readme for Intel R Matrix Storage Manager Refer to the system requirements for the operating systems supported by Intel R Matrix Storage Manager This document makes references to products developed by Intel There are some restrictions on how these products may be used and what information may be disclosed to others Please read the Disclaimer section at the bottom of this document and contact pour Intel field representative if you would like more information XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Intel R Installation Frameworks ver7 0 User s Manual Intel Matrix Storage M
36. ored set Table 4 provides an overview of the advantages the level of fault tolerance provided and the typical usage of RAID 10 Table 4 RAID 10 Overview 2 6 Hard Drives 4 Required Advantage Combines the read performance of RAID O with the fault tolerance of RAID 1 Fault Excellent disk mirroring means that all data on one disk is duplicated on tolerance another disk Application High performance applications requiring data protection such as video editing Not available in mobile configurations Refer to the following web site for more information on RAID 10 http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020655 htm Matrix RAID Matrix RAID allows you to create two RAID volumes on a single RAID array As an example on a system with an Intel 82801GR I O controller hub ICH7R Intel Matrix Storage Manager allows you to create both a RAID O volume as well as a RAID 5 volume across four Serial ATA hard drives Example Refer to Figure 1 ver7 0 User s Manual 11 i n tel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features Figure 1 Matrix RAID 2 7 2 8 12 Note Matrix RAID on 4 Drives Hard Drive al pps on RAIDS rating System Business Apps Personal Media Photos videos gt A inan cial Records pa ical DatwApps on RAIDO ames Pagef Scratch Disks 7 Digital media workspace Refer to the following web si
37. ormation System Report System Information Intel R RAID Technology Intel RAID Controller Intel R ICH8M E SATA RAID Controller Number of Serial ATA ports 3 ion ROM Version 7 0 0 1012 RAID Plug In Version 7 0 0 1012 Language Resource Version of the RAID Plug In 7 0 0 1012 Create Volume Wizard Version 7 0 0 1012 Language Resource Version of the Create Volume Wizard 7 0 0 1012 Create Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Version 7 0 0 1012 Language Resource Version of the Create Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard 7 0 0 1012 w lt a NOTE Driver version information shown here may differ from the information displayed for your system 6 5 2 Version Identification Using Driver File 1 Locate the file iastor sys in the following path lt System Root gt Windows System32 Drivers 2 Right click on iastor sys and select Properties 3 Select the Version tab The version number should be listed after the File Version parameter in the following format x y z aaaa ver7 0 User s Manual 31 i n te I RAID Ready Setup 7 1 7 2 7 3 32 Note RAID Ready Setup Overview A RAID Ready system is a specific system configuration that allows a user to perform a RAID migration at a later date For more information on RAID migrations see RAID Migration System Requirements In order for a system to be considered RAID Ready it must meet all of the following requirem
38. rive however will be preserved Warning It is very important to note which disk is the source drive the one containing all of the information to be migrated On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by noting the port the single hard drive is attached to a note during POST You can also use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager before the additional disks are installed to verify the port and serial number of the drive that contains the data 1 Physically add two or three additional SATA hard drives to the system 2 Boot into Windows and open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Example Refer to Figure 3 3 Select Advanced Mode from the View menu File view Help Refresh FS J System Report e Basic Mode Advanced Mode 4 Select Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive from the Actions menu 5 Click Next to continue Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard Welcome to the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Wizard This wizard migrates data from a single non RAID hard drive to anew RAID volume Volume migration can take up to two hours depending on the size of the hard drives being used You may continue to use other applications during this time Select Next to continue Cancel 6 Type in a volume name and press the lt Enter gt key or press the lt Enter gt key to accept the default name ver7 0 User s Manual RAID Migration i n tel 7 Select a RAID level Cr
39. sical drives for redundancy RAID16 Striped volume whose segments are RAID 1 volumes Requires four hard drives Functionally equivalent to RAID 1 RAIDS Data and parity striped across three or more physical drives for performance and redundancy ver7 0 User s Manual Intel Matrix Storage Manager Option ROM 5 Press the lt Enter gt key to select the physical disks A dialog similar to the following will appear Intel lt R gt Application Accelerator RAID Option ROM v4 B 0 6074 Copyright lt C gt 2663 64 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved E CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt Stripe gt SELECT DISKS J Port Drive Model Serial Size Status 1 Maxtor ST 46H4 SN 6606 38 1GB Non RAID Disk Select a minimum of two disks to use for creating the volume Select the disks to use for creating the volume 1J1 Previous Next SPACE Selects ENTER 1 Selection Complete tJ 1IChange TAB Next ESCl Previous Menu ENTER Select 6 Select the appropriate number of hard drives by using the lt gt or lt Vv gt keys to scroll through the list of available hard drives Press the lt Space gt key to select a drive When you have finished selecting hard drives press the lt Enter gt key Intel lt R gt Matrix Storage Manager option ROM v5 B 6 1632 ICHx Copyright lt C gt 2883 85 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved CREATE VOLUME MENU Name RAID_Volume RAID Level RAID lt
40. structions assume Classic mode in Windows XP Professional 1 Click on the Start button and then the Control Panel entry 2 Double click the System icon Note If using Microsoft Windows Vista first select Classic View Select the Hardware tab Click on the Device Manager button Expand the SCSI and RAID Controllers entry Right click on the Intel R 82801XX SATA Controller entry Select the Driver tab Click on the Driver Details button The astor sys file should be listed Example Refer to Figure 4 ST ot E Figure 4 Driver Details Example 30 Driver File Detdils gt Intel R 82801GR GH SATA RAID Controller Driver files H WINDOWS Syst ma2 DRIVERS Maio sys NOTE The controller shown here may differ from the controller displayed for your system ver7 0 User s Manual a Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation n tel 6 5 Version Identification There are two ways to determine which version of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager is installed 1 Use the Intel Matrix Storage Console 2 Locate the RAID driver iaStor sys file and view the file properties 6 5 1 Version Identification Using Intel Matrix Storage Console 1 To access the Intel Matrix Storage Console refer to Figure 3 2 Under the View menu select System Report 3 Select the Intel RAID Technology tab for the driver version information Example Refer to Figure 5 Figure 5 Driver Version Inf
41. te RAID Volume under the Actions menu ua Intel R Matrix Storage Console File View Create RAID Volume Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive Create Recovery Volume Rescan for Plug and Play Devices 42 ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation 4 Select Next Create RAID Volume Wizard ver7 0 User s Manual Welcome to the Create RAID Volume Wizard This wizard creates a RAID volume across hard drives or across avallable space on an existing array WARNING Creating an initial RAID volume will permanently delete existing data on the selected hard drives or array Back up all important data before continuing In order to preserve the existing data on a hard drive use the Create RAID Volume from Existing Hard Drive action instead Select Next to continue 43 Volume Creation 5 Enter a name for the RAID volume 44 Create RAID Volume Wizard Configure Volume You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below ver7 0 User s Manual Volume Creation 6 Select a RAID level Create RAID Volume Wizard Configure Volume You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by selecting the RAID level and strip size below ver7 0 User s Manual 45 Volume Creation 7 Select a strip size Create RAID Volume Wizard Configure Volume You can configure the new RAID volume by entering a name and by se
42. te for more information on matrix RAID http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020681 htm RAID Migration The RAID migration feature enables a properly configured PC known as a RAID Ready system to be converted into a high performance RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 5 or RAID 10 configuration by adding one or more Serial ATA hard drives to the system and invoking the RAID migration process from within Windows The following RAID migrations are supported All migrations may not be available as each migration is supported on specific platform configurations e RAID Ready to 2 3 4 5 or 6 drive RAID O e RAID Ready to 2 drive RAID 1 e RAID Ready to 3 4 5 or 6 drive RAID 5 e RAID Ready to 4 drive RAID 10 The migrations do not require re installation of the operating system All applications and data remain intact See the following web site for more information on migrations and the platforms on which each migration is supported http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020674 htm RAID Level Migration The RAID level migration feature enables a user to migrate data from a RAID 0 RAID 1 or RAID 10 volume to RAID 5 by adding any additional Serial ATA hard drives necessary and invoking the modify volume process from within Windows ver7 0 User s Manual a Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features n tel The following RAID level migrations are supported Note All migrations may not be available as each
43. utomatic F6 Floppy Creation for instructions Select the RAID or AHCI controller entry that corresponds to your BIOS setup and press the lt Enter gt key Note Not all available selections may appear in the list use the lt gt or lt gt to see additional options Press the lt Enter gt key to confirm At this point you have successfully F6 installed the Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver and Windows XP setup should continue Leave the floppy disk in the floppy drive until the system reboots itself because Windows setup will need to copy the files again from the floppy to the Windows installation folders After Windows setup has copied these files again remove the floppy diskette so that Windows setup can reboot as needed ver7 0 User s Manual 23 6 1 n tel Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation Intel Matrix Storage Manager Installation Overview After installing an operating system onto a RAID volume or on a Serial ATA hard drive when in RAID or AHCI mode the Intel Matrix Storage Manager can be loaded from within Windows This installs the user interface i e Intel Matrix Storage Console the tray icon service and the monitor service onto the system allowing you to monitor the health of your RAID volume and or hard drives This method can also be used to upgrade to a newer version of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Warning The Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver may be used to operate the
44. very drive Back up all important data before beginning these steps To create a recovery volume in Basic mode use the following steps 1 Open the Intel Matrix Storage Console Start gt gt All Programs gt gt Intel Matrix Storage Manager gt gt Intel Matrix Storage Console 2 Select Advanced Mode in the View menu 50 ver7 0 User s Manual a Volume Creation n tel 3 3 Select Create Recovery Volume in the Actions menu File view Actions Help Create RAID Volume Create RAID Volume From Existing Hard Drive Rescan For Plug and Play Devices fa aa 2 s Unused Ports Port 1 Unused 4 Select Next to continue Create Recovery Volume Wizard Welcome to the Create Recovery Volume Wizard This wizard creates a recovery volume using Intel R Rapid Recover Technology This technology copies data from a master drive to a recovery drive either continuously or on request The data on the master drive will be preserved WARNING Creating a recovery volume will permanently delete existing data on the selected recovery drive Back up all important data before continuing Select Next to continue 5 Modify the recovery volume name if you wish ver7 0 User s Manual 51 52 6 Select a hard drive to be used as the master hard drive for the recovery volume Create Recovery Volume Wizard Confirm Volume Name and Select Master Drive The master drive will be the source drive for t
45. ystem s data storage configuration from one RAID level to another RAID Volume A fixed amount of space across a RAID array that appears as a single physical hard drive to the operating system Each RAID volume is created with a specific RAID level to provide data redundancy or to enhance data storage performance Recovery Drive The hard drive that is the designated target drive in a recovery volume Recovery Volume A volume utilizing Intel R Rapid Recover Technology 1 2 Reference Documents Document No Location 8 ver7 0 User s Manual a Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features n tel 2 Intel Matrix Storage Manager Features 2 1 Feature Overview The Intel Matrix Storage Manager software package provides high performance Serial ATA and Serial ATA RAID capabilities for supported operating systems Supported operating systems http support intel com support chipsets imsm sb CS 020648 htm The key features of the Intel Matrix Storage Manager are as follows e RAID O e RAID 1 e RAIDS5 e RAID 10 e Matrix RAID e RAID migration and RAID level migration e Intel Rapid Recover Technology e Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI support 2 2 RAID 0 Striping RAID 0 uses the read write capabilities of two or more hard drives working in unison to maximize the storage performance of a computer system Table 1 provides an overview of the advantages the level of fault tolerance provided an
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