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Intel SATA RAID Utility for
Intel ICH10R
This appendix describes the Intel SATA RAID utility for Intel ICH10R.
Intel RAID Configuration Utility
The Intel RAID Configuration utility is an embedded BIOS utility for creating, managing, and
deleting arrays from the controller BIOS and initializing drives.
To run the Intel RAID Configuration utility, press <Ctrl-I> when the following message appears
during system startup:
Press <CTRL-I> to enter Configuration Utility...
The main menu appears. To select an option from this or any menu, browse with the arrow keys
to highlight an option and press <Enter>. In some cases, selecting an option displays another
menu. To return to the previous menu at any time, press <Esc>.
Note
The shipping default RAID mode is RAID 5.
Intel HostRAID Configurations
The following types of Intel HostRAID configurations are supported:
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RAID0 (Data Striping)
—RAID0 writes data in parallel, interleaved (“striped”) sections
between two hard drives. RAID0 doubles the data transfer rate (over a single hard drive) to
enhance system performance. To use RAID0, two or more hard drive disks are required.
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RAID1 (Data Mirroring)
—Use RAID1 to copy identical data from one disk drive to
another. By doing so, a “mirror” of source data is created to enhance data security. To use
RAID1, two or more hard drive disks are required, and the second drive must be the same
size or larger than the first drive.
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RAID10 (Striping and Mirroring)
—RAID0 and RAID1 modes are combined (without
parity information) to maximize system performance and data security. To use RAID10,
four or more hard drive disks are required.
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RAID5
—Both data and parity information are striped and mirrored across three or more
hard drives. To use RAID 5, three or more hard drive disks are required.
