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Chapter 7
Chapter 7
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager RAID Configuration
The Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager allows you to configure RAID 0, and 1 sets on the
external Serial ATA hard disk drives.
1. Install the external Serial ATA hard disk drive (HDD) on your system.
2. Set the Onboard SATA Mode item in the BIOS to RAID ...
See section “Integrated Peripherals” for details.
Before creating a RAID set
1. One SATA HDD.
2. A write-enabled floppy disk.
3. Microsoft
®
Windows
®
OS installation disk (Windows XP/Vista).
4. Motherboard support CD with Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager driver.
3. Enter the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager option to set up your RAID con-
figuration.
4. Create an Intel ® Matrix Storage Manager driver disk for Windows ® OS in-
stallation. See section “Creating a RAID driver disk” for details.
5. Install the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager driver after the Windows
®
OS
had been installed.
Complete the following steps before you create a RAID set:
Prepare the following items: