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Adaptec Embedded SATA with HostRAID Controller Driver
Adaptec's Embedded Serial ATA RAID with HostRAID controller adds RAID
functionality to the Serial ATA I/O controller by supporting RAID 0 (Striping) or
RAID 1 (Mirroring) to enhance the industry's pioneer PCI-to-e host controller
products. RAID striping (RAID 0) can greatly improve hard disk I/O performance
because of its capability in striping data across multiple drives. RAID mirroring
(RAID 1) allows the data to be simultaneously written to two drives, so critical
data is always available even if one hard disk fails.
Due to this built-in functionality, your Supermicro motherboard is specially
designed to keep pace with the increasing performance demands of today's
computer systems by improving disk I/O throughput and providing data acces-
sibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorporating Adaptec Embedded
Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro offers the user the benefi ts
of SATA RAID without the high costs associated with RAID hardware.
Note: For Adaptec's RAID Driver Installation Instructions, please refer to the
Adaptec RAID Controller User's Guide: "Emb_SA_RAID_UG.pdf", which is lo-
cated in the CD that came with this motherboard. You can also download a copy
of Adaptec's User's Guide from our website at www.supermicro.com.
Using the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility (ARC)
The Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility is an embedded BIOS Utility, including:
*Array Confi guration Utility: Use this utility when you want to create, confi gure
and manage arrays.
*Disk Utilities: Use this option to format or verify disks.
To run the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility, you will need to enable the RAID
function in the system BIOS (refer to Chapter 7 for System BIOS Confi gurations),
and then press the Ctrl and A keys simultaneously when prompted to do so dur-
ing the system startup. (Refer to the previous page for detailed instructions.)
Note: To select an option, use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then press
the Enter key to select it. To return to the previous menu, press the ESC key.
5. Tap the Esc key and scroll down to "Exit". Select "Save and Exit" from the
"Exit" menu. Press the Enter key to save the changes and exit the BIOS.
6. Once you've exited the BIOS Utility, the system will re-boot.
7. During system startup, press the Ctrl and the A keys simultaneously to run
the Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility when prompted by the message: "Press
<Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Confi guration Utility".