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Intel SATA RAID Utility for
Intel C236
This appendix describes the Intel SATA RAID utility for Intel C236.
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 <Del> during system bootup to enter the BIOS
Setup 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>.
Intel HostRAID Configurations
The following types of Intel HostRAID configurations are supported:
•
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.
•
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.
Configuring the AMI BIOS for SATA RAID Settings
Note
Press <Del> during system bootup to enter the BIOS Setup Utility.
Follow these steps to configure the AMI BIOS for SATA RAID settings:
1.
Use the arrow keys to select the
Advanced
menu from the menu bar and press <Enter> to
enter the
Advanced
menu.
2.
In the
Advanced
menu, scroll down to
IDE/SATA Configuration
and press <Enter> to
enter the
IDE/SATA Configuration
submenu.
3.
Once in the
IDE/SATA Configuration
submenu, scroll down to
Configure SATA#1 as
and press <Enter>. The Options window displays.
4.
From the Options window, select
RAID
and press <Enter>.
