Quick Start Guide February 2003, Rev 1.0 Purpose Provide necessary steps to build a system using Intel RAID Technology with one of two configurations.
Setting Up a RAID 0 System The following steps outline how to build a RAID 0 system with Microsoft* Windows* XP installed on a RAID 0 Volume using two SATA hard drives. 1. Assemble the system using a motherboard that supports Intel RAID Technology and attach two SATA hard drives. 2. Enter System BIOS Setup; ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled. This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer. Consult your user manual if necessary. When done, exit Setup. 3. Upon re-boot you will see the Intel RAID BIOS status message on the screen – press CTRL-I to enter the Intel® RAID Option ROM user interface. Within this UI select option #1 ‘Create RAID Volume’. Enter a volume name, press enter, select the strip size (128KB is the default), press enter, press enter again, then press ‘Y’ to confirm. Once this is done, exit the Option ROM user interface. 4. Begin Windows XP Setup by booting from the installation CD. 5. At the beginning of Windows XP Setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the ‘Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID Controller’ will be presented -- select this driver to install. 6. Finish the Windows XP installation and install all necessary drivers. 7. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0 software via the CD-ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0 user interface utility that can be used to manage the RAID configuration. Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System The following steps outline how to build an Intel “RAID Ready” system with Windows XP installed on a single SATA hard drive. A “RAID Ready” system can be seamlessly upgraded to RAID 0 at a later date using the RAID migration feature built into Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0. This technology enables you to install a second SATA hard drive and then migrate to a RAID 0 Volume without reinstalling of the OS. 1. Assemble the system using a motherboard that supports Intel RAID Technology and attach one SATA hard drive. 2. Enter System BIOS Setup; ensure that Intel RAID Technology is enabled. This setting may be different for each motherboard manufacturer. Consult your user manual if necessary. When done, exit Setup. 3. Begin Windows XP Setup by booting from the installation CD. 4. At the beginning of Windows XP Setup, press F6 to install a third-party SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert a floppy disk containing the Intel RAID driver. After reading the floppy disk, the ‘Intel® 82801ER SATA RAID Controller’ will be presented -- select this driver to install. 5. Finish the Windows XP installation and install all necessary drivers. 6. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0 software via the CD-ROM included with your motherboard or after downloading it from the Internet. This will add the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.0 user interface utility that can be used to manage the RAID configuration.