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User Guide - Page 2
... from the user's manual, please contact your place of purchase or local distributor. Alternatively, please try the following help resources for further guidance.
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User Guide - Page 4
... for a class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause...
User Guide - Page 8
... Layout 1-11 Chapter 2 Hardware Setup 2-1 Quick Components Guide 2-2 CPU (Central Processing Unit 2-3 Memory ...2-4
Memory Population Rules 2-4 Installing DDRII Modules 2-6 Power Supply ...2-7 SSI 24-Pin System Power Connector: JPWR1 2-7 Connectors ...2-8 Serial Attached SCSI Connectors: SAS1/SAS2 2-8 Serial ATA Connectors: SATA1/SATA2 2-9 Front USB Connectors: JUSB3001, JUSB3002 2-10...
User Guide - Page 9
... Cover 2-18 Replacing the Chassis Cover 2-19 CPU, Heatsink, and Fan Duct 2-20 DDRII Memory 2-23 PCI Expansion Card 2-24 Hard Disk Drive 2-26 Hardware Options 2-28 Rack Mounting ...2-29 Chassis Ears 2-29 Chassis Rails 2-30 Rack Rails 2-32 Chassis into the Rack 2-33 Chassis off the Rack 2-34 Chapter 3 BIOS Setup 3-1 Entering Setup ...3-2 Control Keys 3-3 Getting Help 3-3 General Help
User Guide - Page 10
Installation of Intel Matrix Storage Console A-10 RAID Migration Instructions A-14
Create RAID Volume from Existing Disk A-16 Missing Hard Drive Member A-22 Failed Hard Drive Member A-22 Degraded RAID Array A-22 Appendix B LSI SAS RAID B-1 1. Introduction to Integrated RAID B-2 Integrated RAID... B-17 4.4 Integrated Striping Firmware B-18 4.5 Fusion-MPT Support B-18 5. Creating Integrated ...
User Guide - Page 66
... USB Support Set to [Enabled] if your need to use any USB 1.1/2.0 device in the operating system that does not support or have any USB 1.1/2.0 driver installed, such as DOS and SCO Unix. Option ROM Placement This setting determines the Option ROM placement. If the system hangs during boot, please restart the system and enter the BIOS Setup Utility to change this setting. LSI SAS Controller...
User Guide - Page 83
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† Existing Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. Insert the MSI CD into the CD-ROM drive. 2. The CD will auto-run and the setup screen will appear. 3. Under the Driver tab, click on Intel IAA RAID Edition. 4. The drivers will be automatically installed.
† Confirming Windows XP/2000 Driver Installation 1. From W indows XP/2000, open the Control Panel from My Computer followed by the...
User Guide - Page 84
... is booting or a hard drive that contains important data. For this reason, you cannot remove or un-install this driver from the system after installation; however, you will have the ability to un-install all other non-driver components. Insert the MSI CD and click on the Intel IAA RAID Edition to install the software.
Click on this item
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User Guide - Page 85
Intel SATA RAID The InstallShield Wizard will begin automatically for installation showed as following: Click on the Next button to proceed the installation in the welcoming window.
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User Guide - Page 86
MS-9273 Server The window shows the components to be installed. Click Next button to continue.
After reading the license agreement in the following window, click Yes button to continue.
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User Guide - Page 87
Intel SATA RAID Select the folder in which you want the program to be installed in the following window, and click Next button to start installation.
Select a program folder in the following window where you want Setup to add the program icon.
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User Guide - Page 88
MS-9273 Server The following window appears to show the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Edition Setup installation status.
Once the installation is complete, the following window appears.
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User Guide - Page 89
... of RAID when upgrading to a second SATA hard drive:
1. BIOS must be configured for RAID before installing W indows XP on the single SATA hard drive. Refer to On Chip SATA Setting for properly setting of the BIOS.
2. Install the Intel Application Accelerator RAID Driver during W indows Setup. Refer to Installing Software for instructions on installing the driver during W indows Setup.
3. Install...
User Guide - Page 100
... RAID installations Easy to use - installation and configuration are not complex System can boot from an IM, IME, or IS volume No special OS-specific software required High reliability and data integrity
- Non-volatile write journaling - Physical disks not visible to OS or to application software Low host CPU and PCI bus utilization Fusion-MPT architecture provides processing power - Shared memory...
User Guide - Page 101
... two IM volumes are supported per SAS controller, with up to ten drives total per controller.
v Note: Ten disk drives is the theoretical upper limit, although the SAS controller itself may support fewer drives.
If a disk in an Integrated Mirroring volume fails, the hot swap capability allows the volume to be easily restored by simply swapping disks. The firmware then automatically re...
User Guide - Page 102
... drive to the OS for each IM/IME volume Supports both SAS and SATA disks, although the two types of disks cannot be combined on the same LSI Logic SAS controller Fusion-MPT architecture Easy-to-use BIOS-based configuration utility (and DOS-based configuration utility for manufacturing use only) Error notification: OS-specific event log updated by drivers and errors displayed...
User Guide - Page 103
... in Figure 2.1. This is accomplished through the firmware of the LSI Logic SAS controller that supports the standard Fusion-MPT interface. The runtime mirroring of the boot disk is transparent to the BIOS, drivers, and operating system. Host-based status software monitors the state of the mirrored disks and reports any error conditions. In Figure 2.1 the system is configured...
User Guide - Page 106
... an attempt to refresh the data. The current Media Verification Logical Block Address is written to non-volatile memory occasionally to allow Media Verification to continue approximately where it left off prior to a power-cycle. 2.4.8 Disk Write Caching The IM firmware disables disk write caching by default. This is done to increase data integrity, so that...
User Guide - Page 114
... or as a data disk.
The IS feature is implemented with controller firmware that supports the Fusion-MPT Interface. IS provides better performance and more capacity than individual disks, without burdening the host CPU. The firmware splits host I/Os over multiple disks and presents the disks as a single logical drive. In general, striping is transparent to the BIOS, the drivers, and the operating...
User Guide - Page 116
... non-volatile memory. The IS volume does not support SMART directly, since it is just a logical representation of the physical disks in the volume. 4.4.4 Disk Write Caching Disk write caching is disabled by default on all IS volumes.
4.5 Fusion-MPT Support
The BIOS uses the LSI Logic Fusion-MPT interface to communicate to the SAS controller and firmware to...