Software User Guide for Windows*

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RSTe for Microsoft Windows* OS Software User’s Guide

2.5.12 RAID Level Migrations.................................................................................... 9

2.5.13 RAID Reconfiguration (Stripe Size) ................................................................ 9

2.5.14 Expanded Stripe Size ..................................................................................... 9

2.5.15 Online Array/Volume Capacity Expansion ...................................................... 9

2.5.16 Read Patrol .................................................................................................... 9

2.5.17 Verify and Repair ......................................................................................... 10

2.5.18 Check Pointing ............................................................................................. 10

2.5.19 Bad Block Management ............................................................................... 10

2.5.20 Dirty Stripe Journaling .................................................................................. 11

2.5.21 Partial Parity Logging (PPL) ......................................................................... 11

2.5.22 OS Installation .............................................................................................. 11

2.5.23 Selectable Boot Volume ............................................................................... 11

2.5.24 Auto Rebuild ................................................................................................ 11

2.5.25 Error Threshold Monitoring/Handling ............................................................ 12

2.5.26 Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) ............................................... 12

2.5.27 Disk Write Cache ......................................................................................... 12

2.5.28 RAID Volume Read Cache ........................................................................... 12

2.5.29 Write Back Cache ........................................................................................ 12

2.5.30 Volume Cache Increase ............................................................................... 12

2.5.31 RAID Volume Size ....................................................................................... 12

2.5.32 RAID Boot Volume Size ............................................................................... 12

2.5.33 Disk Monitor Service .................................................................................... 13

2.5.34 Failed Drive Reinsertion ............................................................................... 13

2.5.35 Drives Supported ......................................................................................... 13

2.5.36 Safe Mode Support ...................................................................................... 13

2.5.37 Non-Intel Controller Support ......................................................................... 13

2.5.38 Device Configuration .................................................................................... 13

2.5.39 Power Management ..................................................................................... 13

2.5.40 Staggered Spin-up ....................................................................................... 13

2.5.41 Exporting SATA Drives on AHCI Controller .................................................. 13

2.5.42 ATAPI .......................................................................................................... 13

2.5.43 Solid State Drives (SSD) .............................................................................. 14

2.5.44 AHCI Controller ............................................................................................ 14

2.5.45 SCU Controller ............................................................................................. 14

2.6 Email Alerting and Notification .................................................................................... 14

2.6.1 Configuration ................................................................................................ 14

2.6.2 Email Message Format ................................................................................ 14

2.6.3 Protocol Support .......................................................................................... 15

2.6.4 Error Conditions ........................................................................................... 15

2.7 Utilities ........................................................................................................................ 15

2.7.1 Install/Uninstall Utility ................................................................................... 15

3 RAID OpROM Utility ..................................................................................... 16

3.1 Enter Intel

RSTe OpROM Utility ................................................................................ 16

3.1.1 Create RAID Volume .................................................................................... 18

3.1.2 Delete RAID Volume .................................................................................... 23

3.1.3 Reset Disks to Non-RAID ............................................................................. 24

4 Operating Systems Installation and Driver Update .................................. 28

4.1 Installing Microsoft Windows* ..................................................................................... 28

4.2 Manual Installation of the Intel

RSTe Driver in OS .................................................... 32