Appendix D: Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines
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Appendix D
Adaptec HostRAID Setup Guidelines
After all the hardware has been installed, you must fi rst confi gure the Adaptec Embedded
Serial ATA RAID before you install the Windows operating system. The necessary
drivers are all included on the Supermicro bootable CDs that came packaged with
your motherboard.
*Note: The following section provides information on the Adaptec
SATA RAID Driver based on the Intel ICH7R South Bridge Controller.
Introduction to the Intel ICH7R I/O Controller Hub
Located in the South Bridge of the Intel 3000 Chipset, the ICH7R I/O Controller
Hub provides the I/O subsystem with access to the rest of the system. It supports
1-channel Ultra ATA/100 Bus Master IDE controller (PATA) and one Adaptec's Se-
rial ATA (SATA) Host Controller, which support up to six Serial ATA drives, up to
two RAID volumes and up to four drives in RAID Confi gurations. (See the table
below for details.)
Raid Level Create Via
When Appropriate
RAID 0
Quick Init
Creating a RAID 0 on new drives
RAID 0
Migrate*
Creating a RAID 0 from one new drive and
one drive with data you wish to preserve
RAID 1
Build*
Any time you wish to create a RAID 1, but especially if
you have data on one drive that you wish to preserve
RAID 1,
RAID 10
Clear
Creating a RAID 1 or RAID 10 on new drives, or when
you want to ensure that the array contains no data after
creation.
RAID 1,
RAID 10
Quick
Init
Fastest way to create a RAID 1 or RAID 10
Appropriate when using new drives
