Software User Guide for Windows*

RAID Features
Intel
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RSTe for Microsoft Windows* OS Software User’s Guide 13
2.5.33 Disk Monitor Service
Intel
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RSTe supports the ability to provide a disk monitoring service. The service is active by default and
executed as a system service. The service monitors the system for SMART and RAID volume state changes
events. The changes are logged in the system log.
2.5.34 Failed Drive Reinsertion
Intel
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RSTe supports the ability to recognize a failed drive re-inserted into the array. If able, Intel
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RSTe
will attempt to rebuild the volume to that drive. If not able, Intel
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RSTe will mark the drive accordingly in
the GUI.
2.5.35 Drives Supported
Intel
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RSTe provides support for current production SATA drives from any manufacturer on the AHCI
controller. Intel
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RSTe also provides support for drives that are larger than 2 Terabytes as well as drives
that support 4KB physical (512B logical) sectors.
Note: To select hard drives for Intel
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Server Chassis and Intel
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Server System, use the Server Configurator
tool available at http://serverconfigurator.intel.com/default.aspx.
2.5.36 Safe Mode Support
Intel
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RSTe provides support for booting into Safe Mode for all supported OSs.
2.5.37 Non-Intel Controller Support
Intel
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RSTe does not hinder, break, or prevent operation of non-Intel
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Controllers (SATA, PATA, SATA,
or RAID).
2.5.38 Device Configuration
Intel
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RSTe supports the ability, at initialization, to read the system registry to get configuration setting in
order to set the appropriate operational parameters.
2.5.39 Power Management
Intel
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RSTe supports all the necessary power management functions required by the OSs.
2.5.40 Staggered Spin-up
Intel
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RSTe provides support for staggered spin-up on the SCU controller for those hard drives that support
this feature.
2.5.41 Exporting SATA Drives on AHCI Controller
Intel
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RSTe RAID Legacy Option ROMs export those drives directly attached on a port order basis. This is
for both the AHCI controller.
2.5.42 ATAPI
Intel
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RSTe provides support for ATAPI devices. Intel
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RSTe RAID Legacy Option ROM only supports
HDD devices (not ATAPI).