Introduction to Intel ICH5R Serial ATA RAID
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RAID Migration Instructions
The Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition offers the flexibility to upgrade
from a single Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive to a two drive RAID 0 or RAID 1 configu-
ration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to the system. This process will
create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. However, several important steps
must be followed at the time the system is first configured in order to take advantage
of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive:
1.
BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing Windows* XP on the
single SATA hard drive. Refer to P.B-5
BIOS Configuration
for properly
setting of the BIOS.
2.
Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup.
Refer to P.5-13
Installing Software
for instructions on installing the driver
during Windows Setup.
3.
Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition after the operating sys-
tem is installed.
To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following steps:
After the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition has been successfully
installed and the system has rebooted, click on the Intel Application Accelerator
shortcut link and the following window will appear:
MSI Reminds You...
A
Create from Existing Disk
operation will delete all existing data
from the added disk and the data cannot be recovered. It is critical to
backup all important data on the added disk before proceeding. However,
during the migration process, the data on the source disk is preserved.
