Intel Matrix Storage Manager 8.x User Guide
ver7.0 / User's Manual
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The Intel® Matrix Storage Manager software package provides high-performance
Serial ATA and Serial ATA RAID capabilities for supported operating systems.
The key features of the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager are as follows:
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RAID 0
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RAID 1
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RAID 5
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RAID 10
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Matrix RAID
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RAID migration and RAID level migration
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Intel® Rapid Recover Technology
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Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) support
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RAID 0 uses the read/write capabilities of two or more hard drives working in unison
to maximize the storage performance of a computer system.
Table 1 provides an overview of the advantages, the level of fault-tolerance provided,
and the typical usage of RAID 0.