ATXP-965Q Technical Reference
Appendix B – Raid Configuration
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Appe n dix B
RAI D Con figu r a t ion
Configuring for RAID (Intel Matrix Storage Technology)
Configuring the BIOS for Intel Matrix Storage Technology
1.
Assemble your system and attach two or more SATA drives to the SATA connectors.
2.
Enter the system BIOS Setup by pressing the <DEL> key after the Power-On-Self-Test (POST)
memory test begins.
3.
Go to Advanced -> Drive Configuration -> Configure SATA as; ensure that RAID is selected.
4.
Save your settings by pressing <F10>.
Creating your RAID Set
1.
Upon re-boot, you will see the following Intel Matrix storage Manager Option ROM status message
on the screen: Press <Ctrl-I> to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. Press <Ctrl-I> and enter the
RAID Configuration Utility.
2.
In the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Main Menu, select option #1: Create RAID Volume.
Enter a volume name and press <Enter>. NOTE: The RAID Volume name must be in English
alphanumeric ASCII characters.
3.
Use the arrow keys to select RAID 0 or RAID 1 (if only two SATA drives are available), RAID 5 and
RAID 10 (these options will only appear if three or four SATA drives are installed respectively). Press
<Enter> once you have selected the RAID LEVEL.
4.
Select the drives to be used in the RAID array (only if there are more than two drives available) and
press <Enter>.
5.
Select the strip size, if necessary, and press <Enter>
6.
Enter the size of the volume (if you enter less than the maximum volume size, you can then create a
second RAID array on the remaining portion of your volume) and press <Enter>
7.
Finally, press <Enter> to Create Volume.
8.
Exit the Option ROM user interface by pressing <ESC> or going to the EXIT option in the MAIN
MENU.
Loading the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver
1.
Begin Windows Setup by booting from the Windows Installation CD.
2.
At the beginning of windows Setup, press <F6> to install third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When
prompted, insert the diskette with the Intel Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver. This drivers are
available on you Driver CD and need to be copied to a floppy disk. (Note: a USB floppy drive may be
used if the system does not have a floppy drive).
3.
Install the “Intel ICH8R/DO/DH SATA RAID Controller (Desktop ICH8R)” driver.
4.
Finish the windows Installation and install all necessary drivers.
