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MAXDATA Server PLATINUM 1500 IR M6
RAID Support
The server system provides an embedded SATA controller that supports both 1.5 and 3.0 Gbps data
transfer rates.
The BIOS Setup utility provides multiple drive configuration options on the Advanced | ATA Controller
setup page, some of which affect the ability to configure RAID. The “Onboard SATA Controller” option
is enabled by default. When this option is enabled, the “SATA Mode” option can be set to either
Legacy or Enhanced. The Legacy and Enhanced modes affect the RAID configuration as follows:
• Legacy supports four disk drives and does not provide RAID support.
• Enhanced supports six disk drives and is required for RAID configurations.
When the enhanced mode is selected, you can choose to enable or disable “AHCI Mode” or “Configure
SATA as RAID”. Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology II is enabled by the option, “Configure
SATA as RAID.” The Intel
®
Embedded Server RAID Technology II feature provides RAID modes 0,
1, and 10.
For RAID 0, 1, and 10, enclosure management is provided through the SATA_SGPIO connector on
the server board when a cable is attached between this connector on the server board and to the
backplane or I
2
C interface.
Hardware Requirements
Processor
One or two Dual-Core Intel
®
Xeon
®
5000 sequence processors must be installed.
Memory
The server board provides eight DIMM sockets across two branches, and each branch has two
channels. The DIMM configuration is shown in the following figure.
Figure 8. DIMM Configuration Diagram
Channel A
Branch 0
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DIMMC1 S
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DIMMA1 S
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DIMMA2 S
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DIMMB1 S
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DIMMC2 S
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DIMMD1 S
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DIMMD2 S
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Channel B
Channel C
Channel D
Branch 1