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Migrating from an “RAID Ready” configuration to a full
RAID configuration
(Using the Intel Storage Utility.)
If you only have one SATA disk to install initially, you cannot set up a RAID volume because
the minimum of disks for a RAID volume is two. However you can initially install your
single drive as a “RAID Ready” drive and at a later time (after obtaining a second SATA
drive) you can upgrade the system to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 system. You can do this without
re-installing the operating system again. You will need to use the Inter Storage Utility to
accomplish this.
Build a “SATA RAID Ready” System
The following steps outline how to build an “SATA RAID Ready” system with Windows® XP
or Windows® 2000 installed on a single SATA hard drive.
1. Attach your SATA hard drive.
2. Next, you have to configure the “Enhanced Mode” option and the “RAID” option in the
BIOS Setup Utility. To accomplish this, boot your system and press the “Del” key when
prompted to enter the BIOS Setup Utility. On the “Peripherals” screen select the
“OnChip IDE Device” item which will take you to the “OnChip IDE Device” screen. On
this screen, choose the “On-Chip Serial ATA” item and select the “Enhanced Mode”
option. From the same “OnChip IDE Device” screen choose the “SATA Mode” item and
select the “RAID” option. Exit the Setup utility. The BIOS menu paths below are for
your reference:
Peripherals>>OnChip IDE Device>>On-Chip Serial ATA>> set to “Enhanced
Mode”
Peripherals>>OnChip IDE Device>>SATA Mode>>set to “RAID”
3. Begin Windows installation, please refer to the section “Installing SATA RAID Drivers
during Windows® 2000/XP Installation (also for SATA RAID Ready)” for more details.
4. Finish the Windows installation and install all necessary drivers.
5. Install the Intel Application Accelerator 4.0 software via the CD-ROM included with
your mainboard. This will install the Intel Storage Utility that can be used to manage
the RAID configuration. The Intel Application Accelerator has a feature that can be
used to migrate a “RAID Ready” configuration to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration.
This concludes the instructions for building a “RAID Ready Drive”.
Upgrading a “RAID Ready Drive” to a RAID Volume
This section describes how to upgrade the “RAID Ready drive” to a RAID volume. Before
proceeding with the steps below, it is important that you back up all important
information on your “RAID Ready Drive”.
1.
Attach a second SATA hard drive to one of the unused SATA connectors.