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Appendix B
B-4Intel RAID
After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear:
Create RAID Volume
Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to the next field.
Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level.
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Appendix B
B-4Intel RAID
After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear:
Create RAID Volume
Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to the next field.
Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level.
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Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.7.
Go to the Create Volume field and press , the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press to continue.6.
[ ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[ ]HELP
Name :
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
[ ↑↓] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select
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Appendix B
B-6Intel RAID
Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.7.
Go to the Create Volume field and press , the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press to continue.6.
[ ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[ ]HELP
Name :
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
[ ↑↓] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select
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Appendix B Intel RAID (optional) This appendix will assist users in configuring and enabling RAID functionality and accelerating system on platforms
Appendix B B-2Intel RAID Introduction The motherboard comes with the Intel RAID controller that allows you to configure SATA hard drives as RAID sets. SATA hard drives deliver blistering transfer speeds up to 6 Gb/s. Serial ATA uses long, thin cables, making it easier to connect your drive and improving the airflow inside your PC. The most outstanding features are: Supports 3 Gb/s or 6 Gb/s transfers with CRC error checking. Supports Hot-plug-n-play feature. Data handling optimizations including tagged command queuing, elevator seek and packet chain command. Intel® RAID controller offers RAID level 0 (Striping), RAID level 1 (Mirroring and Duplexing), RAID level 5 (Block Interleaved Distributed Parity), RAID level 10 (A Stripe of Mirrors) , Intel® Rapid Storage Technology. RAID 0 breaks the data into blocks which are written to separate hard drives. Spreading the hard drive I/O load across independent channels greatly improves I/O performance. RAID 1 provides data redundancy by mirroring data between the hard drives and provides enhanced read performance. RAID 5 Provides data striping at the byte level and also stripe error correction information. This results in excellent performance and good fault tolerance. Level 5 is one of the most popular implementations of RAID. RAID 10 Not one of the original RAID levels, multiple RAID 1 mirrors are created, and a RAID 0 stripe is created over these. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology is the advanced ability for two RAID volumes to share the combined space of two hard drives being used in unison. Intel® Rapid Storage Technology utilizes RAID 1 functionality to copy data from a designated Master drive to a designated Recovery drive. The size of the Master drive must be less than or equal to the size of the Recovery drive. When a Recovery volume is created, complete capacity of the Master drive will be used as the Master volume. Only one Recovery Volume can exist on a system. There are 2 methods of updating the data on the Master to the Recovery drive. They are Continuous Update Policy and On Request Update Policy. Important The least number of hard drives for RAID 0, RAID 1, Recovery or Matrix mode is 2. The least number of hard drives for RAID 10 mode is 4. And the least number of hard drives for RAID 5 mode is 3. All the information/ volumes/ pictures listed in your system might differ from the illustrations in this appendix. 1. 2. 3.
Appendix B B-3Intel RAID Using Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM should be integrated with the system BIOS on all motherboards with a supported Intel chipset. The Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM is the Intel RAID implementation and provides BIOS and DOS disk services. Please use + keys to enter the “Intel® RAID for Serial ATA” status screen, which should appear early in system boot-up, during the POST (Power-On Self Test). Also, you need to enable the RAID function in BIOS to create, delete and reset RAID volumes. Creating, Deleting and Resetting RAID Volumes: The Serial ATA RAID volume may be configured using the RAID Configuration utility stored within the Intel RAID Option ROM. During the Power-On Self Test (POST), the following message will appear for a few seconds. Important The “Device Model”, “Serial #” and “Size” in the following example might be different from your system. RAID VolumesNone defined. Physical Disks: Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk Press to enter Configuration Utility.. After the above message shows, press and keys simultaneously to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM. Important The following procedure is only available with a newly-built system or if you are reinstalling your OS. It should not be used to migrate an existing system to RAID.
Appendix B
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After pressing the and keys simultaneously, the following window will appear:
Create RAID Volume
Select option 1 “Create RAID Volume” and press key. The following screen appears. Then in the Name field, specify a RAID Volume name and then press the or key to go to the next field.
Use the arrow keys to select the RAID level best suited to your usage model in RAID Level.
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RAID 1 : Mirrors data (redundancy) .
[ ↑↓] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select
RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : Sync :
Volume0RAID1(Mirror)Select DisksN / AXXX.X GBN / ACreate Volume
MAIN MENU[ ]
DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION[ ]
4. Recovery Volume Options5. Acceleration Options6. Exit
RAID Volumes :None defined.
Physical Devices :Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk
[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu
1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID Volume3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
[ ]MAIN MENU
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In the Disk field, press key and use key to select the disks you want to create for the RAID volume, then click key to finish selection. This field will become available according to the selected RAID level.
Then select the strip size for the RAID array by using the “upper arrow” or “down arrow” keys to scroll through the available values, and pressing the key to select and advance to the next field. The available values range from 4KB to 128 KB in power of 2 increments. The strip size should be chosen based on the planned drive usage. Here are some typical values: RAID0 -128KB / RAID10 - 64KB / RAID5 - 64KB. This field will become available according to the selected RAID level.
Then select the capacity of the volume in the Capacity field. The default value is the maximum volume capacity of the selected disks.
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The default value indicates the maximum capacity using the selected disks. Entering a lower capacity allows you to create a second volume on these disks.
[ ↑↓] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select
RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : Sync :
Volume0RAID1(Mirror)Select DisksN / AXXX.X GBN / ACreate Volume
Important
Since you want to create two volumes, this default size (maximum) needs to be reduced. Type in a new size for the first volume. As an example: if you want the first volume to span the first half of the two disks, re-type the size to be half of what is shown by default. The second volume, when created, will automatically span the remainder of two hard drives.
Appendix B
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Then the following screen appears to indicate that the creation is finished.7.
Go to the Create Volume field and press , the following screen appears for you to confirm if you are sure to create the RAID volume. Press to continue.6.
[ ]CREATE VOLUME MENU
[ ]HELP
Name :
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
[ ↑↓] - Change [TAB] - Next [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select
RAID Level : Disks : Strip Size : Capacity : Sync :
Volume0RAID1(Mirror)Select DisksN / AXXX.X GBN / ACreate VolumeWARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y / N) :
DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION[ ]
4. Recovery Volume Options5. Acceleration Options6. Exit
RAID Volumes :
ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable
0 Volume0 RAID1(Mirror) N / A XXX.XGB Normal Yes
Physical Devices :Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk(0)2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk(0)
[ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu
1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID Volume3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID
MAIN MENU[ ][ ]MAIN MENU
Appendix B B-7Intel RAID Delete RAID Volume Here you can delete the RAID volume, but please be noted that all data on RAID drives will be lost. Important If your system currently boots to RAID and you delete the RAID volume in the Intel RAID Option ROM, your system will become un-bootable. Select option 2 Delete RAID Volume from the main menu screen and press key to select a RAID volume for deletion. Then press key to delete the selected RAID volume. The following screen appears. [ ]DELETE VOLUME MENU [ ]HELP Deleting a volume will reset the disks to non-RAID. [ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Previous Menu [DEL] - Delete Volume WARNING : ALL DISK DATA WILL BE DELETED.(This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Name Level Drives Capacity Status BootableVolume0 RAID1(Mirror) 2 XXX.XGB Normal Yes 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[ ] Press key to accept the volume deletion. ■
Appendix B B-8Intel RAID Reset Disks to Non-RAID Select option 3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID and press to delete the RAID volume and remove any RAID structures from the drives. The following screen appears: DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION[ ] 4. Recovery Volume Options4. Recovery Volume Options5. Exit RAID Volumes :None defined. Physical Devices :Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk [ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu 1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID VolumeResetting RAID disk will remove its RAID structures and revert it to a non-RAID disk. [ ]RESET RAID DATA WARNING : Resetting a disk causes all data on the disk to be lost.(This does not apply to Recovery volumes) Select the disks that should be reset. [ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next [SPACE] - Selects [ENTER] - Selection Complete Port Drive Model Serial # Size Status 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk 2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk [ ]MAIN MENU Use the key to select the disks and press key. A confirmation sentence will appear below, and then press key to accept the selection. Important You will lose all data on the RAID drives and any internal RAID structures when you perform this operation. Possible reasons to “Reset Disks to Non-RAID” could include issues such as incompatible RAID configurations or a failed volume or failed disk. ■ • •
Appendix B B-9Intel RAID Recovery Volume Options Select option 4 Recovery Volume Options and press to change recovery volume mode. The following screen appears: [ ]RECOVERY VOLUME OPTIONS [ ]HELP Enable Only Recovery Disk - enables recovery disk if available and disables master disk.Enable Only Master Disk - enables master disk if available anddisables recovery disk.Actions will result in change from Continuous Update mode to On-Request. [ ↑↓] - select [ESC] - Previous Menu [ENTER] - Select 1. Enable Only Recovery Disk2. Enable Only Master Disk Recovery mode will change from Continuous Update to On-Request after you enable “Only Recovery Disk” or “Only Master Disk”. ■
Appendix B B-10Intel RAID Degraded RAID Array A RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 10 volume is reported as degraded when one of its hard drive members fails or is temporarily disconnected, and data mirroring is lost. As a result, the system can only utilize the remaining functional hard drive member. To re-establish data mirroring and restore data redundancy, refer to the procedure below that corresponds to the current situation. Missing Hard Drive Member Make sure the system is powered off. Reconnect the hard drive. Reboot the system to Windows; the rebuild will occur automatically. Failed Hard Drive Member Make sure the system is powered off. Replace the failed hard drive with a new one that is of equal or greater capacity. Reboot the system to Intel RAID Option ROM by press and keys simultaneously during the Power-On Self Test (POST). 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 3. Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding, and then press ENTER.4. RAID VolumesID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable0 Volume0 RAID 1(Mirror) N/A XXX.XGB Degraded Yes Physical Disks: Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status(Vol ID) 1 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk (0) 2 XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Member Disk (0) Press to enter Configuration Utility.. DISK / VOLUME INFORMATION[ ] 4. Recovery Volume Options4. Recovery Volume Options5. Exit RAID Volumes :None defined. Physical Devices :Port Device Model Serial # Size Type/Status (Vol ID)1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk2 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB Non-RAID Disk [ ↑↓] - Select [ESC] - Exit [ENTER] - Select Menu 1. Create RAID Volume2. Delete RAID Volume“Degraded” volume and disk available for rebuilding detected. Selectinga disk initiates a rebuild. Rebuild completes in the operating system. [ ]DEGRADED VOLUME DETECTED Select the port of the destination disk for rebuilding (ESC to exit): [ ↑↓] - Previous/ Next [ENTER] - Select [ESC] - Exit Port Drive Model Serial # Size 1 XXXX-XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX.XGB [ ]MAIN MENU