User`s manual

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Features
12 ver7.0 / User's Manual
Figure 1. Matrix RAID
Refer to the following web site for more information on matrix RAID:
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-020681.htm
2.7 RAID Migration
The RAID migration feature enables a properly configured PC, known as a RAID-Ready
system, to be converted into a high-performance RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, or RAID 10
configuration by adding one or more Serial ATA hard drives to the system and
invoking the RAID migration process from within Windows.
The following RAID migrations are supported:
Note: All migrations may not be available as each migration is supported on specific
platform configurations.
• RAID-Ready to 2,3,4,5 or 6-drive RAID 0
• RAID-Ready to 2-drive RAID 1
• RAID-Ready to 3,4,5 or 6-drive RAID 5
• RAID-Ready to 4-drive RAID 10
The migrations do not require re-installation of the operating system. All applications
and data remain intact.
See the following web site for more information on migrations and the platforms on
which each migration is supported:
http://support.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-020674.htm
2.8 RAID Level Migration
The RAID level migration feature enables a user to migrate data from a RAID 0, RAID
1, or RAID 10 volume to RAID 5 by adding any additional Serial ATA hard drives
necessary and invoking the modify volume process from within Windows.