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Contents
1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1
Terminology .................................................................................................................................... 5
2
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Features ............................................................................................. 8
2.1
Feature Overview ........................................................................................................................ 8
2.2
RAID 0 (Striping) .......................................................................................................................... 8
2.3
RAID 1 (Mirroring) ...................................................................................................................... 9
2.4
RAID 5 (Striping with Parity) ..................................................................................................... 9
2.5
RAID 10 ........................................................................................................................................ 10
2.6
Matrix RAID ................................................................................................................................ 10
2.7
RAID Migration .......................................................................................................................... 11
2.8
RAID Level Migration ............................................................................................................... 11
2.9
Intel® Rapid Recover Technology ............................................................................................ 12
2.10 Advanced Host Controller Interface ...................................................................................... 12
2.10.1
Native Command Queuing ................................................................................................ 12
2.10.2
Hot Plug .............................................................................................................................. 13
RAID BIOS Configuration .................................................................................................................. 14
3.1
Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2
Enabling RAID in BIOS ............................................................................................................... 14
4
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM ..................................................................................... 15
4.1
Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2
User Interface ............................................................................................................................ 15
4.3
Version Identification ............................................................................................................... 16
4.4
RAID Volume Creation .............................................................................................................. 16
5
Loading Driver during Operating System Installation ........................................................................... 21
5.1
Overview ..................................................................................................................................... 21
5.2
F6 Installation Method ................................................................................................................. 21
5.2.1
Automatic F6 Diskette Creation ............................................................................................ 21
5.2.2
Manual F6 Diskette Creation ............................................................................................ 21
5.2.3
F6 Installation Steps ......................................................................................................... 22
