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Figure 17
Step 3:
Press  under the Select Disks item. In the SELECT DISKS box, press  on the hard drive you want 
to use for the master drive and press  on the hard drive you want to use for the recovery drive. (Make sure 
the recovery drive has equal or larger capacity than the master drive.) Then press  to confirm (Figure 17).
Step 4:
Under Sync, select Continuous or On Request (Figure 18). When set to Continuous, changes made to the 
data on the master drive will be automatically and continuously copied to the recovery drive when both hard 
drives are installed in the system. On Request allows users to update data from the master drive to the recovery 
drive manually using the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility in the operating system. On Request also allows 
users to restore the master drive to a previous state. 
Figure 18
Step 5:
Finally press  on the Create Volume item to begin creating the Recovery Volume and follow the on-
screen instructions to complete. 
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Choose the RAID level:RAID0: Stripes data (performance).RAID1: Mirrors data (redundancy).Recovery: Copies data between a master and a recovery disk.RAID10: Mirrors data and stripes the mirror.RAID5: Stripes data and parity.
  [hi]-Change  [TAB]-Next  [ESC]-Previous Menu  [ENTER]-Select
[ HELP ]
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]  Name : Volume0  RAID Level : Recovery  Disks : Select Disks Strip Size :   128KB  Capacity : 223.6 GB   Create Volume
[ SELECT DISKS ]
  [hi]-Prev/Next   [TAB]-(M)aster  [SPACE]-(R)ecovery  [ENTER]-Done
ID    Drive Model    Serial # Size StatusM0  ST3120026AS    3JT354CP 111.7GB Non-RAID DiskR1   ST3120026AS            3JT329JX 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk
                                Select 1 Master and 1 Recovery disk to c\
reate volume. 
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Select a sync option:On Request: volume is updated manuallyContinuous: volume is updated automatically
  [hi]-Change  [TAB]-Next  [ESC]-Previous Menu  [ENTER]-Select
[ HELP ]
  Name : Volume0  RAID Level : Recovery   Disks : Select Disks Strip Size : N/A  Capacity : 0.0 GB  Sync : Continuous   Create Volume
[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
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Delete RAID Volume
To  delete  a  RAID  array,  select Delete  RAID  Volume in MAIN  MENU  and  press  .  In  the DELETE 
VOLUME MENU section, use the up or down arrow key to select the array to be deleted and press . 
When prompted to confirm your selection (Figure 19), press  to confirm or  to abort.
Figure 19
Acceleration Options
This option allows you to view the status of your accelerated drive/volume (Figure 20) created using the Intel®  
IRST utility. In case you are unable to run the Intel® IRST utility due to an application error or operating system issue, you will need to remove acceleration or manually enable synchronization (Maximized mode only) using this option in the RAID ROM utility. Steps:
Select Acceleration Options in MAIN MENU and press . 
To remove the acceleration, select the accelerated drive/volume, press , and press  to confirm.
To synchronize data from the cache device to the accelerated drive/volume, press  and press  to confirm.
Figure 20
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Press 's'  to synchronize data from the cache device tothe Accelerated  Disk/Volume
Press 'r' to remove the Disk/Volume AccelerationWARNING:  IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM A SYNCHRONIZATIONBEFORE REMOVING ACCELERATION
    [hi]-Select    [ESC]- Previous Menu 
[ HELP ]
[ ACCELERATION OPTIONS ]Name Type  Capacity Mode Status DISK PORT 3 Non-RAID Disk  74.5GB Enhanced In Sync 
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Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID.WARNING:  ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)
  [hi]-Select   [ESC]-Exit [DEL]-Delete  Volume
[ HELP ]
[ DELETE VOLUME MENU ]Name Level  Drives Capacity Status BootableVolume0 RAID0(Stripe)      2 223.6GB Normal Ye s
ALL DATA IN THE VOLUME WILL BE LOST!(This does not apply to Recovery volumes)Are you sure you want to delete "Volume0"? (Y/N) :
[ DELETE VOLUME VERIFICATION ]
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3-2 Configuring Marvell® 88SE9230 SATA Controller
A. Installing SATA hard drive(s) in your computer
Attach  one  end  of  the  SATA  signal  cable  to  the  rear  of  the  SATA  hard  drive  and  the  other  end  to  available 
SATA port on the motherboard. The Marvell® 88SE9230 SATA controller controls the onboard GSATA3 6/7/8/9  
connectors. Then connect the power connector from your power supply to the hard driv\
e.
B. Configuring SATA controller and RAID mode in BIOS Setup
Make sure to configure the SATA controller mode correctly in system BIOS Setup.
Step:
Turn  on  your  computer  and  press    to  enter  BIOS  Setup  during  the  POST.  To  create  RAID,  go  to 
Peripherals\Marvell ATA Controller Configuration and make sure GSATA Controller is set to AHCI Mode. 
Press  on GSATA RAID Configuration to enter the RAID configuration screen. 
Figure 1
The BIOS Setup menus described in this section may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard. 
The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and 
the BIOS version.
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Figure 2
Figure 3
C. Configuring a RAID array
Create a RAID Array:
Move the selection bar to HBA 0: Marvell 0 and press . 
Under Free Physical Disks, use the  key to select the hard drives to be included in the RAID array. 
The selected hard drive will be marked with an asterisk (*). After selecting the hard drives, press  to 
proceed (Figure 3).
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Topology Information
Help
Vendor ID   : 1B4BDevice ID    : 9230Revision ID    : A0BIOS Version    : 20291.24369.82.6535Firmware Version  : 2.3.0.1046PCIe Speed rate  : 5.0Gbps x2Configure SATA as  : AHCI ModeSupported Mode  : RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID10        : Capacity Safe
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks    Free Physical Disks      HDD 0: ST95005620AS       HDD 1: ST95005620AS
Marvell RAID on chip controller.ENTER:  Operation    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
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Configure -> Select free disksInformation
Help
Port ID      : 1PD ID      : 1Type ID      : SATA PDStatus      : UnconfiguredSize     : 465.7GBFeature Support  : NCQ 3Gb/s 48BitCurrent Speed    : 3Gb/sModel     : ST95005620ASSerial     : 5YX01W4HFW version   : SD22
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks    Free Physical Disks*      HDD 0: ST95005620AS*      HDD 1: ST95005620AS
Use space bar to select the free disks to be used in the array.ENTER:  Operation    SPACE:  Select    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
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Figure 4
Figure 5
4. Next: After  completing  the  settings  above,  move  to Next  and  press    to  begin  creating  the  array. 
When prompted to confirm whether to create this array, press  to confirm or  to cancel (Figure 5).
To further configure the RAID array, use the up or down arrow key to move the selection bar to select an item in 
the right block of the screen and press  to display options (Figure 4). Set the required items in sequence. 
Steps:
1. RAID Level: Select a RAID level.
2. Stripe Size: Select the stripe block size. Options include 32 KB and 64 KB.
3. Name: Enter an array name with 1~10 letters (letters cannot be special characters).
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Configure -> Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk
Help
Virtual disk configurations.ENTER:  Select    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
RAID Level   : RAID  0Max Size (MB)  : 931.3GBStripe Size    : 64KBQuick Init    : YesName     : DefaultThreshold(%)   : 100Next
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks    Free Physical Disks*      HDD 0: ST95005620AS*       HDD 1: ST95005620AS
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Configure -> Select free disksCreate Virtual Disk
Help
Virtual disk configurations.ENTER:  Select    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
RAID Level    : RAID  0Max Size (MB)  : 931.3GBStripe Size    : 64KBQuick Init    : YesName     : DefaultThreshold(%)   : 100Next
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks    Free Physical Disks*      HDD 0: ST95005620AS*       HDD 1: ST95005620AS
Do you want to create this virtual disk?    Yes No
Create Virtual Disk
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Figure 6
Figure 7
When completed, you can see the new array under Topology\Virtual Disks (Figure 6). 
5. Save the Settings and Exit. After you complete the RAID configuration and before you exit the configuration 
screen, be sure to press  in the main screen. Press  to confirm or  to cancel (Figure 7). Now, 
you may proceed to the installation of the SATA driver and operating system.
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Topology Information
Help
Vendor ID    : 1B4BDevice ID    : 9230Revision ID    : A0BIOS Version    : 20291.24369.82.6535Firmware Version  : 2.3.0.1046PCIe Speed rate  : 5.0Gbps x2Configure SATA as  : AHCI ModeSupported Mode  : RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID10        : Capacity Safe
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks        New_VD         HDD 0: ST95005620AS          HDD 1 : ST95005620AS     Free Physical Disks
Marvell RAID on chip controller.ENTER:  Operation    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
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Topology Information
Help
Vendor ID    : 1B4BDevice ID    : 9230Revision ID    : A0BIOS Version    : 20291.24369.82.6535Firmware Version  : 2.3.0.1046PCIe Speed rate  : 5.0Gbps x2Configure SATA as  : AHCI ModeSupported Mode  : RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID10        : Capacity Safe
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks        New_VD         HDD 0: ST95005620AS          HDD 1: ST95005620AS     Free Physical Disks
Marvell RAID on chip controller.ENTER:  Operation    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
Do you want to exit from Marvell BIOS Setup?    Yes No
Exit
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Delete the RAID Array:
To deleted the existing array, select the array on the main menu (example: VD 0: New_VD) and press  
to display the Delete option. Press . When prompted, press  to confirm or  to cancel (Figure 8).  
Figure 8
Use the Marvell® Storage Utility in the Operating System: 
With the Marvell® Storage utility, you can set up an array or view the current array status in the operating system. 
To install the utility, insert the motherboard driver disk, then go to Application Software\Install Application 
Software and select Marvell Storage Utility to install. Note: After the installation, you must login the utility with 
the same account name and password that you use to login the operating system. If you did not set the account 
password before, click Login to enter the Marvell® Storage Utility directly.
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Topology Information
Help
ID    : 0Name   : New_VDStatus    : FunctionalStripe Size  : 64KRAID Mode  : RAID 0Size   : 931.3GB
HBA  0 :    Marvell 0    Virtual Disks        New_VD         HDD 0: ST95005620AS          HDD 1: ST95005620AS     Free Physical Disks
Marvell RAID on chip controller.ENTER:  Operation    F10:  Exit/Save    ESC:  Return     
Do you want to delete this virtual disk?    Yes No
Delete Virtual Disk
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3-3 Installing the SATA RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install Windows 8/7.
Figure 1
A. Installing Windows 8/7
For the Intel® Z87:
As Windows 7 already include Intel® SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI 
driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you 
install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system performance 
and compatibility. To install Windows 8, refer to the steps below:
Step 1: 
Copy the IRST folder under BootDrv in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive.
Step 2: 
Boot from the Windows 8 setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting 
you to load the driver appears, select Browse.
Step 3: 
Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. The locations of the drivers are as follows:
Windows 32-bit: \iRST\32Bit
Windows 64-bit: \iRST\64Bit
Step 4: 
When a screen as shown in Figure 1 appears, select Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset 
SATA RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and continue the OS installation
For the Marvell® 88SE9230:
As Windows 8/7 already include Intel® SATA RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/AHCI 
driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend that you 
install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system performance 
and compatibility. 
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B. Rebuilding an ArrayRebuilding is the process of restoring data to a hard drive from other drives in the array. Rebuilding applies only to fault-tolerant arrays such as RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 arrays. The procedures below assume a new drive is added to replace a failed drive to rebuild a RAID 1 array. (Note: The new drive must have equal or greater capacity than the old one.)
For the Intel® Z87:
Turn off your computer and replace the failed hard drive with a new one. Restart your computer.
 •Enabling Automatic Rebuild
Step 1:When the message "Press  to enter Configuration Utility" appears, press  +  to enter the RAID Configuration Utility. The following screen appears after you enter the RAID Configuration Utility.
Step 2:Select the new hard drive to add into the array to be rebuilt and press . The following screen appears, indicating that an automatic rebuild will be performed after you enter the operating system. If you do not enable automatic rebuild on this stage, you have to manually rebuild the array in the operating system (see the next page for more details).
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3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID4. Exit
RAID Volumes :None defined.
Physical Disks :ID    Drive Model    Serial #   Size Type/Status(Vol ID)0   ST3120026AS  3JT354CP   111.7GB Member Disk (0)1   WDC WD800JD-22LS  WD-WMAM9W736333 111.7GB Non-RAID Disk
  [hi]-Select   [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select  Menu
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
[ MAIN MENU ]
1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID Volume[ DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED ]
 [hi]-Previous/Next  [ENTER]-Select  [ESC]-Exit
"Degraded volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selecting a disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system.
Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit):
 ID  Drive Model    Serial #         Size 1  WDC WD800JD-22LS    WD-WMAM9W736333  111.7GB
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RAID Volumes :ID   Name     Level    Strip Size Status Bootable0  Volume0    RAID1(Mirror)  N/A  111.7GB Rebuild Ye s
Physical Devices :ID    Devices Model    Serial #   Size Type/Status(Vol ID)0   ST3120026AS  3JT354CP   111.7GB Member Disk (0)1   WDC WD800JD-22LS  WD-WMAM9W736333 111.7GB Member Disk (0)
  [hi]-Select   [ESC]-Exit [ENTER]-Select  Menu
[ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ]
Volumes with "Rebuild" status will be rebuilt within the operating system\
.
[ MAIN MENU ]4. Recovery Volume Options5. Acceleration Options6. Exit
1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID Volume3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
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 •Performing the Rebuild in the Operating System
While  in  the  operating  system,  make  sure  the  chipset  driver  has  been  installed  from  the  motherboard  driver 
disk. Then launch the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utility from the desktop.
Step 1:
Go  to  the Manage  menu  and  click Rebuild  to 
another disk in Manage Volume. 
The Status item on the left of the screen displays 
the rebuild progress.
Step 2:
Select a new drive to rebuild the RAID and click 
Rebuild. 
Step 3:
After the RAID 1 volume rebuilding, the Status will 
display as Normal.
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