Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.x User Guide
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The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM is a PnP option ROM that provides a
pre-operating system user interface for RAID configurations. It also provides BIOS and
DOS disk services (Int13h).
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To enter the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM user interface, press the
<Ctrl> and <i> keys simultaneously when prompted during the Power-On Self Test
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Example: Refer to Figure 2.
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NOTE: The hard drive(s) and hard drive information listed for your system can differ from the
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4.3
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To identify the specific version of the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
integrated into the system BIOS, enter the option ROM user interface. The version