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WARNINGS .......................................................................................... 75

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Step 2 of 2: Confirm Creation of New RAID Volume ............................ 76

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Successful Creation ............................................................................................. 76

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Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions ................................................ 76

22.4.1

Status Entries for Physical Disk Parameters: ....................................... 77

22.4.2

Status Entries for Volume Parameters: ................................................ 77

22.5

Generate and View a Report using the Intel Storage Utility................................. 77

22.6

Support Tab Information....................................................................................... 79

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Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................ 80

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) ................................................................................ 81

Appendix A

How to Identify the Intel Chipset ....................................................................................... 82

Appendix B

Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets .............................................. 83
B.1

Description............................................................................................................ 83

B.2

Obtaining the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ....................................... 83

B.3

Confirming Installation of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility ............... 83

B.4

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................... 84

Appendix C

Serial ATA ......................................................................................................................... 85
C.1

Description............................................................................................................ 85

C.2

Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA (IDE) ............................................... 85

C.3

System Requirements .......................................................................................... 86

C.4

Serial ATA Data Cable ......................................................................................... 86

C.5

Serial ATA Power Cable....................................................................................... 87

C.6

Are a Serial ATA Data and Power Cable Needed for Serial ATA?...................... 87

C.7

Mixing/Matching Serial ATA Hard Drives with IDE Hard Drives .......................... 87

C.8

Using IDE to Serial ATA Adaptors........................................................................ 87

C.9

Theoretical Transfer Rates Associated with Transfer Modes .............................. 88

Appendix D

Glossary ............................................................................................................................ 89

User's Manual

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Содержание Application Accelerator

Страница 1: ...Intel Application Accelerator User s Manual Revision 2 0 June 2004 ...

Страница 2: ... and product descriptions at any time without notice Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked reserved or undefined Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them The Intel Application Accelerator may contain design defects or errors...

Страница 3: ... Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets 31 11 2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume 32 11 3 Delete RAID Volume 32 11 4 Reset RAID Data 32 12 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator Driver During Operating System Install 34 12 1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette 34 12 2 Installation Using F6 Method 35 13 Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM 36 13 1 Description 36 13 2 Confirming Version o...

Страница 4: ...ported 56 18 RAID Ready 58 18 1 RAID Ready Definition 58 18 2 RAID Ready System Requirements 58 18 3 Steps on Setting Up a RAID Ready System 58 18 4 Converting a RAID Ready System into RAID 0 or RAID 1 System with Migration Feature 58 18 4 1 Creating a New Partition Using Windows Disk Management 59 19 RAID Migration Instructions 60 19 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk 62 19 1 1 Step 1 of 3 S...

Страница 5: ...ftware Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets 83 B 1 Description 83 B 2 Obtaining the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 83 B 3 Confirming Installation of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 83 B 4 Troubleshooting 84 Appendix C Serial ATA 85 C 1 Description 85 C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE 85 C 3 System Requirements 86 C 4 Serial ATA Data Cable 86 C 5 Seria...

Страница 6: ...R Figures Figure 1 RAID 0 13 Figure 2 RAID 1 15 Figure 3 Matrix RAID 17 Tables Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes 88 6 User s Manual ...

Страница 7: ...s document symbols are used to indicate important messages to the reader These are marked as note important note caution or warning Note Note and Important Note Means reader take note Notes can also contain helpful suggestions or references Caution Caution This symbol means reader be careful Warning Warning Not following these instructions might render the system unusable Certain functions may als...

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Страница 9: ...rt intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 009343 htm Please note that the Intel Application Accelerator does NOT support Beta or pre released versions of any Windows operating systems The majority of the issues contained in this document are related to either software configuration or hardware integration Intel is not responsible for the software written by third party vendors or the implementation...

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Страница 11: ...nce and data protection Each RAID level is designed for speed data protection or a combination of both Patterson Gibson and Katz published their findings in a document titled A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks RAID This document is archived at the University of California Berkeley http sunsite berkeley edu TechRepPages CSD 87 391 RAID was designed to improve the way computers manage ...

Страница 12: ...RAID Background R This page is intentionally left blank 12 User s Manual ...

Страница 13: ...ting CD or DVD images with a CD DVD authoring package such as Roxio Easy CD Creator The hard drives in a RAID 0 array are combined to form one volume which appears as a single virtual drive to the operating system For example two 40 GB hard drives in a RAID 0 array will appear as a single 80 GB hard drive to the operating system No redundancy information is stored in a RAID 0 array This means that...

Страница 14: ...RAID 0 Striping R This page is intentionally left blank 14 User s Manual ...

Страница 15: ...y impact to the data integrity In the case of a disk failure the computer system will remain fully operational to ensure maximum productivity The performance of a RAID 1 array is greater than that of a single drive since data can be read from multiple disks simultaneously although disk writes do not realize the same benefit as is the case with RAID 0 Figure 2 RAID 1 Minimum Disks 2 Advantage 100 r...

Страница 16: ...RAID 1 Mirroring R This page is intentionally left blank 16 User s Manual ...

Страница 17: ... better data protection than RAID 0 alone It does this by providing a second volume of RAID 1 storage where data can be protected from a single hard drive failure Additionally Matrix RAID provides greater total storage capacity and improved performance than is provided by RAID 1 alone Figure 3 Matrix RAID Minimum Disks 2 Advantage Combines benefits of RAID 0 and RAID 1 on two hard drives Data Prot...

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Страница 19: ...t The migration process itself can take up to several hours depending on the size of the hard drives being converted but the system is still fully functional while the migration is being performed it is possible to conduct other activities such as surf the Web and or run productivity applications while the system is being migrated The only limitation is that some disk intensive tasks may experienc...

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Страница 21: ...ime NCQ when used in conjunction with a hard drive that supports NCQ increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands Note In order to take advantage of NCQ you need Intel 915 or Intel 925 Express Chipset with the ICH6R Intel Application Accelerator version 4 0 or later and a hard drive which supports NCQ Native Hot Plug Native ho...

Страница 22: ...Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing R This page is intentionally left blank 22 User s Manual ...

Страница 23: ...Advanced Host Controller Interface Native Command Queuing R User s Manual 23 ...

Страница 24: ...ion to a Matrix RAID configuration by migrating to RAID 0 as selecting the minimum volume size Once the migration is complete a RAID 1 volume can be created in the remaining free array space User Notification provides SMART notification and early warning of potential hard drive failures through the use of balloon messages from a system tray icon 8 2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator Th...

Страница 25: ... hard drive which supports Native Command Queuing NCQ a feature supported by Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI x Warning Serial ATA has specific requirements Please refer to the Appendix C 3 for more information User s Manual 25 ...

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Страница 27: ...idespread industry support through the Serial ATA Working Group www serialata org Note Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on Serial ATA hard drives 9 2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives Note Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on Serial ATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA SATA hard drives requires the use of a SATA data cable 7 pin 4 conductor which supports ...

Страница 28: ... motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end B to the SATA hard drive Note Both the data and power SATA cables are new designs you cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives You should always carefully follow any instructions that come from the hard drive manufacturer 28 User s Manual ...

Страница 29: ...the RAID controller before installing the Intel Application Accelerator Refer to the motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for instructions on properly configuring the system BIOS for RAID If you are using an Intel motherboard with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012492 htm Section 11 identifies ...

Страница 30: ...BIOS Importance Settings R This page is intentionally left blank 30 User s Manual ...

Страница 31: ...the BIOS Setup program by pressing the F2 key after the Power On Self Test POST memory test begins 2 Select the Advanced menu then the Drive Configuration menu 3 Switch the Drive Mode option from Legacy to Enhanced 4 Switch the RAID option to Enabled 5 Press F10 to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program 11 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets Note Please refer to Section 13 ...

Страница 32: ...y to create the array Confirm this selection by pressing the Y key after the prompt 6 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the Enter key to exit the RAID Configuration utility Confirm the exit by pressing the Y key 11 3 Delete RAID Volume Note Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM windows Warning All data on the RAID drives will be l...

Страница 33: ...ntel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards R 2 In the selections screen use the space bar to select the drives you would like to reset Press Enter when done 3 Confirm the selection by pressing the Y key User s Manual 33 ...

Страница 34: ...ad the Intel Application Accelerator or use the CD shipped with your motherboard which contains the Intel Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator can be downloaded from the following website http downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 1809 2 The following files need to be copied from the compressed CAB file which is contained inside the Intel Application...

Страница 35: ... 2 Press the S key to Specify Additional Device 3 You will be prompted to Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Once prompted insert the floppy disk containing the following files IAAHCI CAT IAACHI INF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM and press ENTER Note See Section 12 1 titled Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette for instr...

Страница 36: ...ly one way to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator option ROM has been integrated into the system BIOS Press the CTRL i keys when you see the Intel R Application Accelerator RAID option ROM status screen appear should appear early in system boot up during the Power On Self Test POST x x Located in the top right corner you should see a version number in the following format ...

Страница 37: ...D 0 After pressing the Ctrl and i keys simultaneously the following window will appear Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 0 0 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő MAIN MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ 1 Create RAID Volume Œ Œ 2 Delete RAID Volume Œ Œ 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Œ Œ 4 Exit Œ Œ Œ śőőőőőő...

Страница 38: ...őőőőŞ őőőőőő őőő őőőőő őőő őőőőőőőőőőőőőő őőőőő ĹĻ Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 8 2 Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or ENTER key to advance to the next field 0 Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 8 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő CREATE ARRAY MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ...

Страница 39: ...TER key to advance to the Create Volume prompt The window will appears as follows 0 Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 8 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő CREATE ARRAY MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Name RAID_Volume1 Œ Œ Strip Size 128KB Œ Œ RAID Level RAID0 Striping Œ Œ Capacity 223 5GB Œ Œ Œ Œ Create ...

Страница 40: ...irm this selection by pressing the Y key after the prompt The window will be returned to the main menu with an updated status similar to the following Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 0 0 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő MAIN MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ 1 Create RAID Volume Œ Œ 2 Delete RA...

Страница 41: ...Œ 4 Exit Œ Œ Œ Œ ŕőő CONFIRM EXIT Ř őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőŒ ŒőőőőőőőőőőŞ Œ Are you sure you want to exit Y N Œ ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőŒ ŒőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ Œ Œ Œ Œ RAID Volumes Œ Œ ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable Œ Œ 0 RAID_Volume1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Yes Œ Œ Ō ST3120023AS 3KA0J1ZJ Port0 111 7GB Normal ...

Страница 42: ...őőőő DELETE ARRAY MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Œ Œ RAID_Volume1 RAID0 Stripe 2 223 5GB Normal Yes Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő HELP őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the driv...

Страница 43: ... Y N Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő HELP őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and Œ Œ cause any member disks to become available as non RAID dis...

Страница 44: ...s including disks with working volumes These Œ Œ Œ Œ structures are used to maintain the RAID volumes By removing Œ Œ Œ Œ these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk Œ Œ Œ Œ that can then be used or reallocated to a new RAID volume Œ Œ śőőŒ ŒőőőőŞ ŕőőŒ WARNING Selecting Yes will cause all data on any RAID disk ŒőőőőŘ Œ Œ RAID Volume or Other RAID Disk to be lost Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ...

Страница 45: ...Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM R This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 45 ...

Страница 46: ...teps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 14 2 1 Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager Before installing the Intel Application Accelerator there should be NO conflicts e g yellow exclamation points or red X s in Device Manager under Hard Disk Controllers Device Manager can be accessed by going to Start Button Settings Control Panel System Device Manager Often installing the In...

Страница 47: ... to run the file iaarxx_enu exe English version or iaarxx_multi exe multi language Running the file can be done by double clicking on the file name The installation program should launch after you double click on the file name Click on the Next button at the Welcome screen Read the license agreement and click on the Yes button to accept the license terms and continue Click on the Next button to in...

Страница 48: ...on Welcome Screen Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears 14 3 3 Installation License Agreement Carefully read through the license agreement in the following window and if you accept all the terms click on the Yes button 48 User s Manual ...

Страница 49: ...cation Select the folder in the following window where you would like Setup to install the files and then click on the Next button 14 3 5 Installation Select Program Folder Select a program folder in the following window where you would like Setup to add the program icons User s Manual 49 ...

Страница 50: ...Installing the Intel Application Accelerator R 14 3 6 Installation Setup Status The status of the Intel Application Accelerator Setup will then appear in the following window 50 User s Manual ...

Страница 51: ...Installing the Intel Application Accelerator R 14 3 7 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete Once installation is complete the following window will appear User s Manual 51 ...

Страница 52: ...wn If installation was done via have disk F6 or unattended installation methods you can confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator has been loaded by completing the following steps For Windows XP Note The following instructions assume classic mode Click on Start Button Control Panel Double click on the System icon Select the Hardware tab Select Device Manager button Expand the SCSI and RAID Co...

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Страница 54: ... Accelerator Æ Intel Application Accelerator Click the Device Information Tab Single left click the Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller item in the Devices tree Then look for a parameter in the Parameters list box titled Driver Version This should have a version number in the following format 4 1 0 xxxx 16 2 RAID Driver File Properties Locate the file iaStor sys within the following path System R...

Страница 55: ...Confirming Version of Intel Application Accelerator Installed R This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 55 ...

Страница 56: ...s imst sb CS 012492 htm 17 2 Symptom Operating System Not Supported The following error message occurs during installation Resolution This issue is resolved by installing the Intel Application Accelerator on a system with a supported operating system see http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 009343 htm Note Note For Windows XP Users In order to successfully complete installation of th...

Страница 57: ...Issues During Installation R This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 57 ...

Страница 58: ...plication Accelerator driver is F6 d during operating system installation you will be prompted to Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver or pre installed on SATA Hard Drive configured as Non RAID Disk also known as RAID Ready Mode 2 Intel Application Accelerator driver is installed from within operating system to add Start Menu links and Intel Storage Utility 18 4 Conver...

Страница 59: ...ows Disk Management To create a new partition using Windows Disk Management complete the following steps Complete one of the following Step 1 tasks then proceed with the remaining steps 1a Right Click My Computer select Manage In the Computer Management program window left click Disk Management in the program tree on the left located under Storage subsection or 1b Within the Control Panel Start Co...

Страница 60: ...P on the single SATA hard drive Refer to Section 10 and 11 to properly configure the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator during Windows Setup Refer to Section 12 for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Application Accelerator after the operating system is installed See Section 14 3 for where the Intel Application Accelerator can be downloaded...

Страница 61: ...rator has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link and the following window will appear Note The Physical Disks listed in your system can differ from the following illustration User s Manual 61 ...

Страница 62: ...k right mouse click on RAID Volumes and select Create From Existing Disk to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below Note Note Creating a RAID volume from an existing disk can also be accomplished by clicking on the RAID file menu and then arrow down and click on Create Volume from Existing Disk 62 User s Manual ...

Страница 63: ...isk the one containing all of the information to be migrated and which one is the target disk On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port e g Port 0 or Port 1 the single disk is attached to You can also use the Intel Storage Utility before the second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains all the data User s Ma...

Страница 64: ...128KB Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 19 1 3 titled Strip Size Descriptions 19 1 3 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings...

Страница 65: ...sh to continue Please note that once you have selected Migrate on Step 3 of 3 the Intel Application Accelerator will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialog boxes User s Manual 65 ...

Страница 66: ... window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete and you must click Yes in order to start the migration While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration process starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration pro...

Страница 67: ...system can differ from the following example 19 3 Successful Migration If the migration process was completed successfully the following dialog window will appear Note You must reboot your system in order to use the full capacity of the new volume User s Manual 67 ...

Страница 68: ...river For instructions on how to manually uninstall the Intel Application Accelerator please refer to Section 20 2 titled Windows XP 20 2 Windows XP To manually uninstall the Intel Application from your system complete the following steps Note Important Note All the data on the RAID controlled hard drive s will be DELETED and will not be accessible after completing these steps Backup all important...

Страница 69: ... during boot up e Change the IDE configuration for the RAID controlled hard drive s from RAID to IDE 3 Delete any partitions on the hard drives that were previously connected to the RAID controller 4 Reinstall the operating system Note If you experience any difficulties making these changes to the system BIOS please contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for assistance User...

Страница 70: ...CAT IAACHI INF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM files need to first be extracted from the compressed CAB file To extract these files run C SETUP EXE A P C path as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of the README TXT Windows XP Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file MassStorageDrivers Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller OEM OEMBootFiles iaAhci c...

Страница 71: ...Unattended Installation Under Windows XP R This page is intentionally left blank User s Manual 71 ...

Страница 72: ...drive in addition to using two Serial ATA hard drives One benefit of using a third bootable device and creating a RAID volume manually is that the operating system is not located on the RAID volume Should something happen to the RAID volume the operating system should not be impacted Note The Create Volume Manually option is not selectable unless a third bootable device such as an IDE or SCSI hard...

Страница 73: ...Intel Storage Utility R Note Manually creating a RAID volume can also be accomplished by clicking on the RAID file menu and then arrow down and click on Create Volume Manually User s Manual 73 ...

Страница 74: ...KB Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 22 2 2 titled Strip Size Descriptions 22 2 2 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings De...

Страница 75: ...ontinue Please note that once you have selected Yes on the following two dialog boxes the Intel Application Accelerator will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialog boxes User s Manual 75 ...

Страница 76: ... will appear 22 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions The Intel Storage Utility displays a wide variety of information including the status of the physical disk parameters and the volume parameters The status of the physical disk parameters indicates the health of the disk while the status of the volume parameters indicates the health of the RAID volume Listed below are descriptions on t...

Страница 77: ... Indicates the health of the RAID volume Normal Volume data is fully accessible to host Failed One or more disks are missing or have failed and the volume will complete all I O requests with a failing status Migrating A RAID volume topology RAID level strip size capacity etc is changing 22 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Storage Utility The Intel Storage Utility allows you to generate...

Страница 78: ...generated and you will automatically be taken to the Report tab where you can view all the system information Selecting Save option The report can be saved to a location on your hard drive and then viewed with a text viewer such as Notepad or WordPad 78 User s Manual ...

Страница 79: ... Customer Support websites if you would like to obtain information on any of the following topics related to the Intel Application Accelerator Top Technical Issues x x x Knowledge Base Intel Application Accelerator Downloads The following illustration shows an example of the Support tab User s Manual 79 ...

Страница 80: ...ubleshooting R 23 Troubleshooting Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets imst index htm 80 User s Manual ...

Страница 81: ...tions FAQs R 24 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator website for Frequently Asked Questions FAQs http support intel com support chipsets imst index htm User s Manual 81 ...

Страница 82: ...ied and trained professionals only Please do not follow the instructions listed below unless you are a qualified and trained professional Only qualified and trained professionals should open a computer system Note Some system manufacturers may void your warranty if you open the case Check with the manufacturer if you have any concerns about this before proceeding Note Important Note Please do not ...

Страница 83: ... Utility for Intel chipsets Note It is important that your Intel chipset is properly configured prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator If the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is needed it should always be installed prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator F6 Installation Note If you plan on installing the Intel Application Accelerator using the F6 installatio...

Страница 84: ...e Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets certain symptoms may be seen depending on the system configuration Please refer to the following Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets inf 84 User s Manual ...

Страница 85: ... with Legacy Parallel ATA This enables a relatively easy transition to the new technology Low Cost SATA is cost competitive with equivalent Parallel ATA solutions including hosts devices and cabling in volume quantities C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE The table below compares Serial ATA SATA versus Parallel ATA IDE Serial ATA SATA Parallel ATA IDE Theoretical Transfer Rate over li...

Страница 86: ... driver for the operating system Generation 1 compatible SATA device such as a hard drive A SATA data cable A SATA power cable C 4 Serial ATA Data Cable Serial ATA SATA data cables are 7 pin cables Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA data cables can be up to 1 meter 39 inches in length The following illustration shows a...

Страница 87: ...ces C 7 Mixing Matching Serial ATA Hard Drives with IDE Hard Drives If your motherboard has a supported Intel chipset and provides both IDE and Serial ATA connections you can use both Serial ATA and IDE hard drives in the system Note that Serial ATA hard drives use different data and power cables than IDE devices In order to use both IDE and Serial ATA hard drives in a RAID configuration please re...

Страница 88: ... transfer rates of SATA transfer modes supported by the Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub Your actual transfer rates can vary from the information contained in this table In order to take advantage of Serial ATA your system must meet specific requirements Please refer to Appendix C 3 for more information Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes Mode Theoretical Transfer Rate...

Страница 89: ... Integrated Drive Electronics IDE to Serial ATA Adaptor Also referred to as Serial ATA converter or device side dongle Connects IDE hard drive to Serial ATA port ICH5R Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub ICH6R Intle 82801FR I O Controller Hub Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM Standard PnP option ROM that provides a pre operating system user interface for the Intel RAID implementation Also...

Страница 90: ...al ATA hard drive and invoking the migration feature RAID Volume A block of capacity allocated from a RAID Array and arranged into a RAID topology The operating system sees a RAID Volume as a physical disk SCSI Small Computer System Interface Serial ATA SATA New storage interface designed to replace parallel ATA e g IDE technology SATA was designed for a variety reasons including performance headr...

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