Owner's Manual
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Intel ICH10R SATA RAID
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Intel ICH10R SATA RAID
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raid MiGration inStructionS
Important
A “Create from Existing Disk” operation will delete all existing data from the added disk
and the data cannot be recovered. It is critical to backup all important data on the added
disk before proceeding. However, during the migration process, the data on the source
disk is preserved.
The Intel Matrix Storage Console offers the exibility to upgrade from a single Serial ATA
(SATA) hard drive to RAID conguration when an additional SATA hard drive is added to
the system. This process will create a new RAID volume from an existing disk. However,
several important steps must be followed at the time the system is rst congured in
order to take advantage of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive:
BIOS must be congured for RAID before installing Windows on the single SATA
hard drive. Refer to “BIOS section” properly setting.
Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during Windows Setup. Refer to
“Installing Software” for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup.
Install the Intel Matrix Storage Console after the operating system is installed.
To create a volume from an existing disk, complete the following steps:
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After the Intel Matrix Storage Console has been successfully installed and the system
has rebooted, click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link (
Start --> All Pro-
grams --> Intel Matrix Storage Manager --> Intel Matrix Storage Console) and the fol-
lowing window will appear: