Avago Technologies MegaRAID SATA 300-4XLP - Manual (Page 22)

1-6 Introduction
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Provide 128 Mbytes of 333 MHz error-correction code (ECC) DDR
SDRAM
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Support RAID levels 0, 1, 5, and 10 (SATA 300-4XLP, and SATA 300-
4ELP) or RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10, and 50 (SATA 300-8X, SATA 300-
8XLP, and SATA 300-8ELP)
– Use an Intel 80331 processor to provide intelligent RAID
management (SATA 300-4XLP, SATA 300-8X, and SATA 300-
8XLP)
– Use an Intel 80333 processor to provide intelligent RAID
management (SATA 300-4ELP and SATA 300-8ELP)
– Provide hardware-based, exclusive-OR generation and checking
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Provide two BIOS-based RAID management tools:
– MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility (CU), started by pressing
CTRL+M during system boot
– WebBIOS CU, started by pressing CTRL+H during system boot
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Support the MegaRAID Manager utility for local RAID system
management while the system is running
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Support the Power Console Plus tool for both local and networked
RAID management while the system is running
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Support RAID management tools, which enable you to
– Configure logical disks and physical arrays
– Initialize logical drives after configuration
– Verify the redundancy data in logical drives that use RAID levels
1, 5, 10, or 50
– Rebuild data from failed drives while the system is still
operational
– Reconstruct a drive when you change the RAID level of an array
or add a physical drive to an existing array
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Provide an optional battery backup unit (BBU) through a
daughtercard with battery and power circuitry (SATA 300-8X).
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Support a remote battery backup unit mounted in the system (SATA
300-4XLP, SATA 300-4ELP, SATA 300-8XLP and SATA 300-8ELP).