Intel Matrix Storage Manager User's Manual

Uninstalling the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager

8 Uninstalling the Intel®

Matrix Storage Manager

8.1 Uninstall Warning

Caution: CRITICAL WARNING: Removing the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager from a system that has

been configured as RAID will DELETE ALL EXISTING DATA from the RAID-controlled hard

drive(s) and the data cannot be recovered. It is critical that you backup all important data before

proceeding.

Uninstalling the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager would render all data on any existing RAID

volumes inaccessible and therefore it cannot be automatically uninstalled. It is recommended that

any RAID volume be deleted before disabling the Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller.

Disabling the Intel® 82801GR/GH SATA RAID Controller would re-enable the SATA controller

and the operating system would no longer use the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager driver.

For instructions on how to manually uninstall the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager, please refer to

Section 8.2 titled ‘Uninstallation on Windows* XP’.

8.2 Uninstallation on Windows* XP

To manually uninstall the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager from your system, complete the

following steps:

Caution: CRITICAL WARNING: 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 data before

proceeding.

1. Reboot the system

2. Depending on your system configuration, complete one of the following set of tasks:

If the system has the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM installed, follow the steps listed

in section 4.3.3 to delete any RAID volumes

If the system does not have the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM installed:

a. Enter the system BIOS Setup (usually done by pressing a key such as 'F2' or 'Delete'

during boot-up)

b. Change the IDE configuration for the AHCI-controlled hard drive(s) from 'AHCI' to

'IDE' or disable AHCI Technology

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