MSI H97 Gaming 3 Manual

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.
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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  #...

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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...

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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...

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B-11Intel RAID

Exit Intel RAID Option ROM, and then reboot to Windows system.
When prompted to rebuild the RAID volume, click ‘Yes’.
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application will be launched. Right-click the new hard drive and select ‘Rebuild to this Disk’. The ‘Rebuild Wizard’ will be launched which will guide you through the process of rebuilding to the new hard drive.
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System Acceleration (optional)
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology use a SSD as a cache. Which can store frequently used data without having to use a slow virtual disk or depend on RAM. The SSD cache  with the advantages of high-speed read/write and non-volatile memory to accelerate the system performance.
 Important
Check your SSD manufacturer's website, upgrade firmware in order to support Intel® 
Rapid Storage Technology.
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology can only work with...

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B-13Intel RAID

Run Intel Rapid Storage Technology application.
Click "Enable acceleration" under Accelerate tab.
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Click here
Select the acceleration options.11.
Click OK and reboot the system.
The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration View.
 Important
You can click “More help on this page” or "More help" of the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology application to view more information.
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RST Synchronization (optional)
If you are using Maximized mode as the Acceleration mode, the data on the hard disk is not always synchronized with the data in the SSD cache. In some situations, you may want to manually sync the disks for avoiding data loss.
Follow these steps to sync manually.
Reboot system, during the Power-On Self Test (POST) press, press  and  keys simultaneously to enter the Intel Rapid Storage Technology Option ROM.
Select option 5 “Acceleration Options”...

Appendix C
Intel SBA (optional)
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA) provides an out-of-the-box hardware-based security and productivity suite designed for the small business user. Intel SBA includes a customizable user interface and several bundled Intel applications. 

Appendix C
C-2Intel SBA

Prerequisites
Supported Operating Systems
Intel SBA supports following OS: 
Windows 7 32bit/ 64bit
Windows 8 32bit/ 64bit
Windows 8.1 32bit/ 64bit
Required User Permissions
You must run the installer and the customization wizard with a user that has local administrator permissions on the computer.
Windows Update Settings
In certain conditions, the Windows Update task in the PC Health Center application is disabled and cannot be enabled. This can occur if Intel SBA is installed...