Table of contents
1 Introduction
2 RAID technology overview
RAID terminology ................................................................................................................................. 2
RAID modes supported ........................................................................................................................ 3
The advantages of RAID modes supported ......................................................................................... 5
3 Operating systems and devices supported
Operating systems supported .............................................................................................................. 6
Devices supported ................................................................................................................................ 6
4 Intel Matrix Storage Manager features
Advanced Host Controller Interface ..................................................................................................... 9
Intel Rapid Recover Technology ........................................................................................................ 10
5 RAID volume setup
Enable RAID through the system BIOS (f10) ..................................................................................... 12
Initiate RAID migration using Intel Matrix Storage Console ............................................................... 14
Using Intel Matrix Storage Console IRRT features ............................................................................ 24
6 Resetting RAID drives to non-RAID
7 Frequently asked questions
Can more than one RAID volume be installed on a computer? ......................................................... 29
Is Matrix RAID supported to allow both RAID 0 and RAID 1 on a single RAID volume? ................... 29
Can the computer be undocked if the recovery HDD is in the docking station SATA swappable
bay? .................................................................................................................................................... 29
Index ................................................................................................................................................................... 30
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