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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 accessibility regardless of a single disk failure. By incorporating
Adaptec Embedded Serial ATA into the motherboard design, Supermicro
offers the user the benefits of SATA RAID without the high costs asso-
ciated 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 located 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.
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 Configuration Utility when prompted by the mes-
sage: "Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility".