Intel Application Accelerator, User Manual

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Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM
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RAID option ROM
13.1 Description
The Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS
on all motherboards with a
supported Intel chipset ( see
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imst/sb/CS-012492.htm ). The Intel Application
Accelerator RAID option ROM is a PnP option ROM that provides a pre-operating system user
interface for the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services (Int13h).
13.2 Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator
RAID option ROM Installed
There is only one way to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator option
ROM has been integrated into the system BIOS:
Press the CTRL + i keys when you see the ‘Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID option
ROM’ status screen appear (should appear early in system boot-up, during the Power-On Self
Test (POST))
x
x
Located in the top right corner you should see a version number in the following format:
V4.1.0.xxxx
13.3 Using the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option
ROM
13.3.1 Creating, Deleting, and Resetting RAID Volumes
The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the user interface within the RAID
option ROM.
During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds:
Note: The ‘Drive Model’, ‘Serial #’, and ‘Size’ listed in your system can differ from the following
example.
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