Acer Altos G320 Series, User Manual

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Overview
Embedded with the system BIOS is a configuration utility that provides
server RAID technology and enables you to configure disk arrays and
logical drives. The embedded server RAID technology supports four
SATA ports. These ports support data transfer rates up to 3.0 Gbps per
port. Refer to the “Mainboard layout” on page 11 for the location of
the SATA ports.
Features
The embedded server RAID technology include the following features:
BIOS features
• RAID support before the operating system loads
• Automatic detection and configuration of disk drives
• Ability to handle configuration changes
• Support for Interrupt 13 and Enhanced Disk Drive Specification
• Support for RAID levels 0, 1, and 10
• Special handling of error log and rebuilding
• ROM option size of 64 KB
• Automatic resume of rebuilding and check consistency
• Support for BBS (BIOS Boot Specification) (If available in system
BIOS, this allows the user to select the adaptor from which to boot.
Specification v1.01, January 11, 1996)
• Co-existence with SCSI and CD devices
• 48-bit LBA support for read, write, and cache flush functions
• Independent stripe size configuration on each logical drive
• Ability to select a logical drive as boot device
• Support for PPM (POST Memory Management) for the BIOS
memory requirement (Specification v1.01, November 21, 1997)
• Enhanced disk drive support (Specification 2.9, revision 08, March
12, 1998)
• Industry-standard EBDA
• Self-monitoring analysis and reporting technology (S.M.A.R.T.)
notification at POST
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