Intel Application Accelerator, User Manual

Page 1: ...Intel Application Accelerator User s Manual Revision 2 0 June 2004 ...

Page 2: ... and product descriptions at any time without notice Designers must not rely on the absence or characteristics of any features or instructions marked reserved or undefined Intel reserves these for future definition and shall have no responsibility whatsoever for conflicts or incompatibilities arising from future changes to them The Intel Application Accelerator may contain design defects or errors...

Page 3: ... Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets 31 11 2 Create RAID 0 or RAID 1 Volume 32 11 3 Delete RAID Volume 32 11 4 Reset RAID Data 32 12 Loading the Intel Application Accelerator Driver During Operating System Install 34 12 1 Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette 34 12 2 Installation Using F6 Method 35 13 Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM 36 13 1 Description 36 13 2 Confirming Version o...

Page 4: ...ported 56 18 RAID Ready 58 18 1 RAID Ready Definition 58 18 2 RAID Ready System Requirements 58 18 3 Steps on Setting Up a RAID Ready System 58 18 4 Converting a RAID Ready System into RAID 0 or RAID 1 System with Migration Feature 58 18 4 1 Creating a New Partition Using Windows Disk Management 59 19 RAID Migration Instructions 60 19 1 Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk 62 19 1 1 Step 1 of 3 S...

Page 5: ...ftware Installation Utility for Intel Chipsets 83 B 1 Description 83 B 2 Obtaining the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 83 B 3 Confirming Installation of the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility 83 B 4 Troubleshooting 84 Appendix C Serial ATA 85 C 1 Description 85 C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE 85 C 3 System Requirements 86 C 4 Serial ATA Data Cable 86 C 5 Seria...

Page 6: ...R Figures Figure 1 RAID 0 13 Figure 2 RAID 1 15 Figure 3 Matrix RAID 17 Tables Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes 88 6 User s Manual ...

Page 7: ...s document symbols are used to indicate important messages to the reader These are marked as note important note caution or warning Note Note and Important Note Means reader take note Notes can also contain helpful suggestions or references Caution Caution This symbol means reader be careful Warning Warning Not following these instructions might render the system unusable Certain functions may als...

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Page 9: ...rt intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 009343 htm Please note that the Intel Application Accelerator does NOT support Beta or pre released versions of any Windows operating systems The majority of the issues contained in this document are related to either software configuration or hardware integration Intel is not responsible for the software written by third party vendors or the implementation...

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Page 11: ...nce and data protection Each RAID level is designed for speed data protection or a combination of both Patterson Gibson and Katz published their findings in a document titled A Case for Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks RAID This document is archived at the University of California Berkeley http sunsite berkeley edu TechRepPages CSD 87 391 RAID was designed to improve the way computers manage ...

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Page 13: ...ting CD or DVD images with a CD DVD authoring package such as Roxio Easy CD Creator The hard drives in a RAID 0 array are combined to form one volume which appears as a single virtual drive to the operating system For example two 40 GB hard drives in a RAID 0 array will appear as a single 80 GB hard drive to the operating system No redundancy information is stored in a RAID 0 array This means that...

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Page 15: ...y impact to the data integrity In the case of a disk failure the computer system will remain fully operational to ensure maximum productivity The performance of a RAID 1 array is greater than that of a single drive since data can be read from multiple disks simultaneously although disk writes do not realize the same benefit as is the case with RAID 0 Figure 2 RAID 1 Minimum Disks 2 Advantage 100 r...

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Page 17: ... better data protection than RAID 0 alone It does this by providing a second volume of RAID 1 storage where data can be protected from a single hard drive failure Additionally Matrix RAID provides greater total storage capacity and improved performance than is provided by RAID 1 alone Figure 3 Matrix RAID Minimum Disks 2 Advantage Combines benefits of RAID 0 and RAID 1 on two hard drives Data Prot...

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Page 19: ...t The migration process itself can take up to several hours depending on the size of the hard drives being converted but the system is still fully functional while the migration is being performed it is possible to conduct other activities such as surf the Web and or run productivity applications while the system is being migrated The only limitation is that some disk intensive tasks may experienc...

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Page 21: ...ime NCQ when used in conjunction with a hard drive that supports NCQ increases storage performance on random workloads by allowing the drive to internally optimize the order of commands Note In order to take advantage of NCQ you need Intel 915 or Intel 925 Express Chipset with the ICH6R Intel Application Accelerator version 4 0 or later and a hard drive which supports NCQ Native Hot Plug Native ho...

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Page 24: ...ion to a Matrix RAID configuration by migrating to RAID 0 as selecting the minimum volume size Once the migration is complete a RAID 1 volume can be created in the remaining free array space User Notification provides SMART notification and early warning of potential hard drive failures through the use of balloon messages from a system tray icon 8 2 Do You Need the Intel Application Accelerator Th...

Page 25: ... hard drive which supports Native Command Queuing NCQ a feature supported by Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI x Warning Serial ATA has specific requirements Please refer to the Appendix C 3 for more information User s Manual 25 ...

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Page 27: ...idespread industry support through the Serial ATA Working Group www serialata org Note Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on Serial ATA hard drives 9 2 Installing Serial ATA Hard Drives Note Please refer to Appendix A for additional information on Serial ATA hard drives Installing Serial ATA SATA hard drives requires the use of a SATA data cable 7 pin 4 conductor which supports ...

Page 28: ... motherboard 2 Attach the other cable end B to the SATA hard drive Note Both the data and power SATA cables are new designs you cannot use older 40 pin 80 conductor IDE or regular IDE power cables with SATA hard drives You should always carefully follow any instructions that come from the hard drive manufacturer 28 User s Manual ...

Page 29: ...the RAID controller before installing the Intel Application Accelerator Refer to the motherboard documentation or contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for instructions on properly configuring the system BIOS for RAID If you are using an Intel motherboard with a supported Intel chipset see http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 012492 htm Section 11 identifies ...

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Page 31: ...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 RAID option to Enabled 5 Press F10 to save the BIOS settings and exit the BIOS Setup program 11 1 Creating Deleting and Resetting RAID Sets Note Please refer to Section 13 ...

Page 32: ...y to create the array Confirm this selection by pressing the Y key after the prompt 6 Scroll to option 4 Exit and press the Enter key to exit the RAID Configuration utility Confirm the exit by pressing the Y key 11 3 Delete RAID Volume Note Please refer to Section 13 for illustration examples of the Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM windows Warning All data on the RAID drives will be l...

Page 33: ...ntel RAID for Serial ATA on Intel Motherboards R 2 In the selections screen use the space bar to select the drives you would like to reset Press Enter when done 3 Confirm the selection by pressing the Y key User s Manual 33 ...

Page 34: ...ad the Intel Application Accelerator or use the CD shipped with your motherboard which contains the Intel Application Accelerator The Intel Application Accelerator can be downloaded from the following website http downloadfinder intel com scripts df Product_Filter asp ProductID 1809 2 The following files need to be copied from the compressed CAB file which is contained inside the Intel Application...

Page 35: ... 2 Press the S key to Specify Additional Device 3 You will be prompted to Please insert the disk labeled Manufacturer supplied hardware support disk into Drive A Once prompted insert the floppy disk containing the following files IAAHCI CAT IAACHI INF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM and press ENTER Note See Section 12 1 titled Instructions on Creating F6 Floppy Diskette for instr...

Page 36: ...ly one way to determine which version of the Intel Application Accelerator option ROM has been integrated into the system BIOS Press the CTRL i keys when you see the Intel R Application Accelerator RAID option ROM status screen appear should appear early in system boot up during the Power On Self Test POST x x Located in the top right corner you should see a version number in the following format ...

Page 37: ...D 0 After pressing the Ctrl and i keys simultaneously the following window will appear Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 0 0 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő MAIN MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ 1 Create RAID Volume Œ Œ 2 Delete RAID Volume Œ Œ 3 Reset Disks to Non RAID Œ Œ 4 Exit Œ Œ Œ śőőőőőő...

Page 38: ...őőőőŞ őőőőőő őőő őőőőő őőő őőőőőőőőőőőőőő őőőőő ĹĻ Change TAB Next ESC Previous Menu ENTER Select 8 2 Specify a RAID Volume name and then press the TAB or ENTER key to advance to the next field 0 Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 8 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő CREATE ARRAY MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ...

Page 39: ...TER key to advance to the Create Volume prompt The window will appears as follows 0 Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 8 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő CREATE ARRAY MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Name RAID_Volume1 Œ Œ Strip Size 128KB Œ Œ RAID Level RAID0 Striping Œ Œ Capacity 223 5GB Œ Œ Œ Œ Create ...

Page 40: ...irm this selection by pressing the Y key after the prompt The window will be returned to the main menu with an updated status similar to the following Intel R RAID for Serial ATA RAID Configuration Utility 0 0 Copyright C 2003 Intel Corporation All Rights Reserved v3 0 0 2307 1 ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő MAIN MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ 1 Create RAID Volume Œ Œ 2 Delete RA...

Page 41: ...Œ 4 Exit Œ Œ Œ Œ ŕőő CONFIRM EXIT Ř őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőŒ ŒőőőőőőőőőőŞ Œ Are you sure you want to exit Y N Œ ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőŒ ŒőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ Œ Œ Œ Œ RAID Volumes Œ Œ ID Name Level Strip Size Status Bootable Œ Œ 0 RAID_Volume1 RAID0 Stripe 128KB 223 5GB Normal Yes Œ Œ Ō ST3120023AS 3KA0J1ZJ Port0 111 7GB Normal ...

Page 42: ...őőőő DELETE ARRAY MENU őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Name Level Drives Capacity Status Bootable Œ Œ RAID_Volume1 RAID0 Stripe 2 223 5GB Normal Yes Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő HELP őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the driv...

Page 43: ... Y N Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ Œ śőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŞ ŕőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőő HELP őőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőőŘ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Deleting a volume will destroy the volume data on the drive s and Œ Œ cause any member disks to become available as non RAID dis...

Page 44: ...s including disks with working volumes These Œ Œ Œ Œ structures are used to maintain the RAID volumes By removing Œ Œ Œ Œ these structures the drive will revert back to a Non RAID disk Œ Œ Œ Œ that can then be used or reallocated to a new RAID volume Œ Œ śőőŒ ŒőőőőŞ ŕőőŒ WARNING Selecting Yes will cause all data on any RAID disk ŒőőőőŘ Œ Œ RAID Volume or Other RAID Disk to be lost Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ ...

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Page 46: ...teps to Take Before Installing the Intel Application Accelerator 14 2 1 Resolve Conflicts in Device Manager Before installing the Intel Application Accelerator there should be NO conflicts e g yellow exclamation points or red X s in Device Manager under Hard Disk Controllers Device Manager can be accessed by going to Start Button Settings Control Panel System Device Manager Often installing the In...

Page 47: ... to run the file iaarxx_enu exe English version or iaarxx_multi exe multi language Running the file can be done by double clicking on the file name The installation program should launch after you double click on the file name Click on the Next button at the Welcome screen Read the license agreement and click on the Yes button to accept the license terms and continue Click on the Next button to in...

Page 48: ...on Welcome Screen Click on the Next button after the following welcome window appears 14 3 3 Installation License Agreement Carefully read through the license agreement in the following window and if you accept all the terms click on the Yes button 48 User s Manual ...

Page 49: ...cation Select the folder in the following window where you would like Setup to install the files and then click on the Next button 14 3 5 Installation Select Program Folder Select a program folder in the following window where you would like Setup to add the program icons User s Manual 49 ...

Page 50: ...Installing the Intel Application Accelerator R 14 3 6 Installation Setup Status The status of the Intel Application Accelerator Setup will then appear in the following window 50 User s Manual ...

Page 51: ...Installing the Intel Application Accelerator R 14 3 7 Installation InstallShield Wizard Complete Once installation is complete the following window will appear User s Manual 51 ...

Page 52: ...wn If installation was done via have disk F6 or unattended installation methods you can confirm that the Intel Application Accelerator has been loaded by completing the following steps For Windows XP Note The following instructions assume classic mode Click on Start Button Control Panel Double click on the System icon Select the Hardware tab Select Device Manager button Expand the SCSI and RAID Co...

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Page 54: ... Accelerator Æ Intel Application Accelerator Click the Device Information Tab Single left click the Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller item in the Devices tree Then look for a parameter in the Parameters list box titled Driver Version This should have a version number in the following format 4 1 0 xxxx 16 2 RAID Driver File Properties Locate the file iaStor sys within the following path System R...

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Page 56: ...s imst sb CS 012492 htm 17 2 Symptom Operating System Not Supported The following error message occurs during installation Resolution This issue is resolved by installing the Intel Application Accelerator on a system with a supported operating system see http support intel com support chipsets imst sb CS 009343 htm Note Note For Windows XP Users In order to successfully complete installation of th...

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Page 58: ...plication Accelerator driver is F6 d during operating system installation you will be prompted to Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID driver or pre installed on SATA Hard Drive configured as Non RAID Disk also known as RAID Ready Mode 2 Intel Application Accelerator driver is installed from within operating system to add Start Menu links and Intel Storage Utility 18 4 Conver...

Page 59: ...ows Disk Management To create a new partition using Windows Disk Management complete the following steps Complete one of the following Step 1 tasks then proceed with the remaining steps 1a Right Click My Computer select Manage In the Computer Management program window left click Disk Management in the program tree on the left located under Storage subsection or 1b Within the Control Panel Start Co...

Page 60: ...P on the single SATA hard drive Refer to Section 10 and 11 to properly configure the BIOS 2 Install the Intel Application Accelerator during Windows Setup Refer to Section 12 for instructions on installing the driver during Windows Setup 3 Install the Intel Application Accelerator after the operating system is installed See Section 14 3 for where the Intel Application Accelerator can be downloaded...

Page 61: ...rator has been successfully installed and the system has rebooted click on the Intel Application Accelerator shortcut link and the following window will appear Note The Physical Disks listed in your system can differ from the following illustration User s Manual 61 ...

Page 62: ...k right mouse click on RAID Volumes and select Create From Existing Disk to create a new RAID volume as illustrated below Note Note Creating a RAID volume from an existing disk can also be accomplished by clicking on the RAID file menu and then arrow down and click on Create Volume from Existing Disk 62 User s Manual ...

Page 63: ...isk the one containing all of the information to be migrated and which one is the target disk On a RAID Ready system this can be determined by making a note during POST of which port e g Port 0 or Port 1 the single disk is attached to You can also use the Intel Storage Utility before the second disk is installed to verify the Port and serial number of the drive that contains all the data User s Ma...

Page 64: ...128KB Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 19 1 3 titled Strip Size Descriptions 19 1 3 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings...

Page 65: ...sh to continue Please note that once you have selected Migrate on Step 3 of 3 the Intel Application Accelerator will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialog boxes User s Manual 65 ...

Page 66: ... window will appear stating that the migration process may take considerable time to complete and you must click Yes in order to start the migration While you can still continue using your computer during the migration process once the migration process starts it cannot be stopped If the migration process gets interrupted and your system is rebooted for any reason it will pick up the migration pro...

Page 67: ...system can differ from the following example 19 3 Successful Migration If the migration process was completed successfully the following dialog window will appear Note You must reboot your system in order to use the full capacity of the new volume User s Manual 67 ...

Page 68: ...river For instructions on how to manually uninstall the Intel Application Accelerator please refer to Section 20 2 titled Windows XP 20 2 Windows XP To manually uninstall the Intel Application from your system complete the following steps Note Important Note All the data on the RAID controlled hard drive s will be DELETED and will not be accessible after completing these steps Backup all important...

Page 69: ... during boot up e Change the IDE configuration for the RAID controlled hard drive s from RAID to IDE 3 Delete any partitions on the hard drives that were previously connected to the RAID controller 4 Reinstall the operating system Note If you experience any difficulties making these changes to the system BIOS please contact the motherboard manufacturer or your place of purchase for assistance User...

Page 70: ...CAT IAACHI INF IASTOR CAT IASTOR INF IASTOR SYS and TXTSETUP OEM files need to first be extracted from the compressed CAB file To extract these files run C SETUP EXE A P C path as described in the Advanced Installation Instructions section of the README TXT Windows XP Insert the lines below into the UNATTEND TXT file MassStorageDrivers Intel R 82801FR SATA RAID Controller OEM OEMBootFiles iaAhci c...

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Page 72: ...drive in addition to using two Serial ATA hard drives One benefit of using a third bootable device and creating a RAID volume manually is that the operating system is not located on the RAID volume Should something happen to the RAID volume the operating system should not be impacted Note The Create Volume Manually option is not selectable unless a third bootable device such as an IDE or SCSI hard...

Page 73: ...Intel Storage Utility R Note Manually creating a RAID volume can also be accomplished by clicking on the RAID file menu and then arrow down and click on Create Volume Manually User s Manual 73 ...

Page 74: ...KB Selecting any other option may result in performance degradation Even though 128KB is the recommended setting for most users you should choose the strip size value which is best suited to your specific RAID usage model Additional details on the three most typical strip size settings are listed in Section 22 2 2 titled Strip Size Descriptions 22 2 2 Strip Size Descriptions Strip Size Settings De...

Page 75: ...ontinue Please note that once you have selected Yes on the following two dialog boxes the Intel Application Accelerator will have claimed the disks to be used in creating a new volume and this operation cannot be undone It is critical that you backup all important data before selecting Yes to these dialog boxes User s Manual 75 ...

Page 76: ... will appear 22 4 Disk and Volume Status Parameter Descriptions The Intel Storage Utility displays a wide variety of information including the status of the physical disk parameters and the volume parameters The status of the physical disk parameters indicates the health of the disk while the status of the volume parameters indicates the health of the RAID volume Listed below are descriptions on t...

Page 77: ... Indicates the health of the RAID volume Normal Volume data is fully accessible to host Failed One or more disks are missing or have failed and the volume will complete all I O requests with a failing status Migrating A RAID volume topology RAID level strip size capacity etc is changing 22 5 Generate and View a Report using the Intel Storage Utility The Intel Storage Utility allows you to generate...

Page 78: ...generated and you will automatically be taken to the Report tab where you can view all the system information Selecting Save option The report can be saved to a location on your hard drive and then viewed with a text viewer such as Notepad or WordPad 78 User s Manual ...

Page 79: ... Customer Support websites if you would like to obtain information on any of the following topics related to the Intel Application Accelerator Top Technical Issues x x x Knowledge Base Intel Application Accelerator Downloads The following illustration shows an example of the Support tab User s Manual 79 ...

Page 80: ...ubleshooting R 23 Troubleshooting Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets imst index htm 80 User s Manual ...

Page 81: ...tions FAQs R 24 Frequently Asked Questions FAQs Please refer to the following Intel Application Accelerator website for Frequently Asked Questions FAQs http support intel com support chipsets imst index htm User s Manual 81 ...

Page 82: ...ied and trained professionals only Please do not follow the instructions listed below unless you are a qualified and trained professional Only qualified and trained professionals should open a computer system Note Some system manufacturers may void your warranty if you open the case Check with the manufacturer if you have any concerns about this before proceeding Note Important Note Please do not ...

Page 83: ... Utility for Intel chipsets Note It is important that your Intel chipset is properly configured prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator If the Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility is needed it should always be installed prior to installing the Intel Application Accelerator F6 Installation Note If you plan on installing the Intel Application Accelerator using the F6 installatio...

Page 84: ...e Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility for Intel chipsets certain symptoms may be seen depending on the system configuration Please refer to the following Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility website for troubleshooting information http support intel com support chipsets inf 84 User s Manual ...

Page 85: ... with Legacy Parallel ATA This enables a relatively easy transition to the new technology Low Cost SATA is cost competitive with equivalent Parallel ATA solutions including hosts devices and cabling in volume quantities C 2 Comparing Serial ATA versus Parallel ATA IDE The table below compares Serial ATA SATA versus Parallel ATA IDE Serial ATA SATA Parallel ATA IDE Theoretical Transfer Rate over li...

Page 86: ... driver for the operating system Generation 1 compatible SATA device such as a hard drive A SATA data cable A SATA power cable C 4 Serial ATA Data Cable Serial ATA SATA data cables are 7 pin cables Either end of the SATA data cable can be connected to the SATA hard drive or the connector on the motherboard SATA data cables can be up to 1 meter 39 inches in length The following illustration shows a...

Page 87: ...ces C 7 Mixing Matching Serial ATA Hard Drives with IDE Hard Drives If your motherboard has a supported Intel chipset and provides both IDE and Serial ATA connections you can use both Serial ATA and IDE hard drives in the system Note that Serial ATA hard drives use different data and power cables than IDE devices In order to use both IDE and Serial ATA hard drives in a RAID configuration please re...

Page 88: ... transfer rates of SATA transfer modes supported by the Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub Your actual transfer rates can vary from the information contained in this table In order to take advantage of Serial ATA your system must meet specific requirements Please refer to Appendix C 3 for more information Table 1 Serial ATA Transfer Rates Associated With Transfer Modes Mode Theoretical Transfer Rate...

Page 89: ... Integrated Drive Electronics IDE to Serial ATA Adaptor Also referred to as Serial ATA converter or device side dongle Connects IDE hard drive to Serial ATA port ICH5R Intel 82801ER I O Controller Hub ICH6R Intle 82801FR I O Controller Hub Intel Application Accelerator RAID option ROM Standard PnP option ROM that provides a pre operating system user interface for the Intel RAID implementation Also...

Page 90: ...al ATA hard drive and invoking the migration feature RAID Volume A block of capacity allocated from a RAID Array and arranged into a RAID topology The operating system sees a RAID Volume as a physical disk SCSI Small Computer System Interface Serial ATA SATA New storage interface designed to replace parallel ATA e g IDE technology SATA was designed for a variety reasons including performance headr...