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conga Tech Notes
The conga-TS170 has some technological features that require additional explanation. The following section will give the reader a better
understanding of some of these features. This information will also help to gain a better understanding of the information found in the System
Resources section of this user’s guide as well as some of the setup nodes found in the BIOS Setup Program description section.
8.1
Intel
®
PCH Features
8.1.1
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology
The Intel
®
100 Series PCH provides support for Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology, allowing AHCI functionality and RAID 0/1/5/10 support.
8.1.1.1
AHCI
The Intel
®
100 Series PCH provides hardware support for Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI), a standardized programming interface for
SATA host controllers. Platforms supporting AHCI may take advantage of performance features such as port independent DMA engines (each
device is treated as a master) and hardware-assisted native command queuing. AHCI also provides usability enhancements such as Hot-Plug
and advanced power management.
8.1.1.2
RAID
The integrated RAID capability provides RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 functionality on the 4 SATA ports of Intel
®
100 Series PCH
.
Software components
include an Option ROM for pre-boot configuration and boot functionality, a Microsoft Windows compatible driver, and a user interface for
configuration and management of the RAID capability of the Intel
®
100 Series PCH.
8.1.1.3
Intel
®
Smart Response Technology
Intel
®
Smart Response Technology is a disk caching solution that can provide improved computer system performance with improved
power savings. It allows configuration of a computer systems with the advantage of having HDDs for maximum storage capacity with system
performance at or near SSD performance levels.
Note
This feature requires an Intel
®
Core Processor and a solid state hybrid drive with minimum capacity of 16GB and support for SATA-IO Hybrid
Information.