Computer Hardware User Manual

Tiger i7320 S5350 Chapter 4: SATA/RAID Setup (for SATA RAID model)
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4.2.3 RAID migration feature
Intel® Application Accelerator RAID Edition features is an advanced software technology
called RAID migration that enables a properly configured PC, known as a “RAID Ready”
system, to be converted to a high-performance RAID 0 or RAID 1configuration just by adding
a Serial ATA hard drive to the system and invoking the RAID migration process.
The migration to a RAID 0 or RAID 1 configuration is performed without the traditional
requirements of an operating system re-install. All applications and data remain intact. The
migration process itself can take several hours depending on the size of the hard drives being
converted, but the system is still fully functional during the migration process. The system can
be used as normal during the migration but some disk intensive tasks may experience slower
performance. If the migration process is interrupted due to power loss or system reset, the
migration will resume from the point of failure after system reboot.
4.3 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition
Intel Acceleration RAID edition is a software package for use with high performance RAID 0
and redundant RAID 1 arrays in Windows XP and Windows 2000 operating systems. The
package includes:
 Serial ATA RAID core driver for Windows XP and Windows 2000
 Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition utility
 Migration Feature
4.4 BIOS
In order to install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition, the system BIOS must include
the Intel® RAID Option ROM. The system BIOS must also be set up correctly for the RAID
controller before installing the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition. Refer to the BIOS
section of this manual or contact your dealer/technical support for instructions on configuring
the system BIOS for RAID.
4.5 Configuring BIOS for Intel RAID for Serial ATA on board
Note
The instructions listed below are specific to motherboards manufactured
by Intel with a supported Intel chipset. Always follow the instructions that
are provided with your motherboard.
** The specific BIOS settings on non-Intel manufactured motherboards may differ from the
instructions listed below. **
The SoftRAID option must be enabled in BIOS before the system can load the Intel RAID
Option ROM code for Intel RAID.
1. Enter 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 SoftRAID option to Enabled.
5. Press <F10> to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program.