Product Guide

Configuring for RAID
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Loading the Intel
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Matrix Storage Technology RAID
Drivers and Software
1. Begin Microsoft Windows* Setup by booting from the Microsoft Windows*
installation CD.
2. At the beginning of Microsoft Windows* Setup, press <F6> to install a third-party
SCSI or RAID driver. When prompted, insert the diskette that contains the Intel
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Matrix Storage Technology RAID Driver in a USB floppy disk drive. For information
on supported USB floppy disk drives, refer to:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/916196/en-us
3. Install the Intel
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ICH10R SATA RAID Controller driver.
4. Complete the Microsoft Windows* installation and install all necessary drivers.
5. Install the Intel
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Matrix Storage Console software via the Intel
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Express Installer
CD included with your Intel
®
Workstation Board WX58BP or after downloading it
from the Internet at http://support.intel.com/support/motherboards/
. You can use
the Intel
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Matrix Storage Console software to manage the RAID configuration.
Setting Up a “RAID Ready” System
The Intel
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Matrix Storage Technology Console software offers the flexibility to upgrade
from a single Serial ATA drive to RAID without reinstalling the operating system, when
you add a second SATA hard drive to the system.
Follow the steps described in the "Configuring the BIOS" and "Loading the Intel
®
Matrix Storage Technology RAID Drivers and Software" sections.
Once additional SATA drives is added to the system, open the Intel
®
Matrix Storage
Technology Console Software and follow the directions to update to a RAID setup.