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Setting Up SATA RAID or AHCI Modes
(RAID Mode is Optional for Model B Computers Only)
AHCI Mode
Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI) is an interface specification that allows
the storage driver to enable advanced serial ATA features such as Native Command
Queuing (for maximum hard disk efficiency and performance). AHCI mode can be
supported by one, two or three hard disks.
RAID (Model B Only)
You may use your hard disks (if you have included more than one hard disk in your
purchase option) in combination with Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1) for
either fault tolerance or performance (see
Table 7 - 1, on page 7 - 61
). To configure
your system in Striping (RAID 0) or Mirroring (RAID 1) modes you will require two
hard disks installed.
Intel
®
Matrix Storage Manager
Make sure you install the Intel Matrix driver and application if you have set up your
hard disk(s) in RAID modes (see
“Intel Matrix Driver Installation” on page 7 -
).
RAID Hard Disks
All hard disks in a RAID
should be identical (the
same size and brand) in
order to prevent unex-
pected system behavior.