Product guide
Table Of Contents
- Intel® Desktop Board DP55WG Product Guide
- Revision History
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 Desktop Board Features
- Supported Operating Systems
- Desktop Board Components
- Processor
- Main Memory
- Intel® P55 Express Chipset
- Audio Subsystem
- LAN Subsystem
- USB 2.0 Support
- Serial ATA Support
- Legacy I/O
- Expandability
- BIOS
- Hardware Management
- Power Management
- Onboard Power Button
- Processor and Voltage Regulator LEDs
- Back to BIOS Button
- Speaker
- Battery
- Real-Time Clock
- 2 Installing and Replacing Desktop Board Components
- Before You Begin
- Installation Precautions
- Installing the I/O Shield
- Installing and Removing the Desktop Board
- Installing and Removing a Processor
- Installing and Removing System Memory
- Installing and Removing PCI Express x16 Graphics Cards
- Connecting the Serial ATA (SATA) Cables
- Connecting to the Internal Headers
- Connecting to the Audio System
- Connecting Chassis Fan and Power Supply Cables
- Setting the BIOS Configuration Jumper
- Clearing Passwords
- Replacing the Battery
- 3 Updating the BIOS
- 4 Configuring for RAID Using Intel® Matrix Storage Technology
- A Error Messages and Indicators
- B Regulatory Compliance
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Figure 3. SATA Drive Activity LED
The six onboard SATA channels support the following Intel Matrix Storage Technology
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Drives) levels:
• RAID 0 - data striping
• RAID 1 - data mirroring
• RAID 0+1 (or RAID 10) - data striping and data mirroring
• RAID 5 - distributed parity
NOTE
In order to use supported onboard RAID features, you must first enable RAID in the
BIOS. Also, during Microsoft Windows XP installation, you must press the F6 key to
install the RAID drivers. Refer to your Microsoft Windows XP documentation for more
information about installing drivers during installation. Both Microsoft Windows Vista
and Microsoft Windows 7 include the necessary RAID drivers for both AHCI and RAID
without the need to install separate RAID drivers using the F6 key.