AIMB-782 User Manual 809.1 IntroductionTo support demanding disk I/O, Intel Q77 chipset integrates six Serial ATA controllerswith software RAID 0, 1, 5, 10 capabilities.RAID 0 striping increases the storage performance and is designed to speed up datatransfer rates for disk-intensive applications.RAID 1 mirroring protects valuable data that might be lost in the event of a hard drivefailure.RAID 5 array contains three or more hard drives where the data is divided into man-ageable blocks called strips. Parity is a mathematical method for recreating data thatwas lost from a single drive, which increases fault-tolerance. The data and parity arestriped across all the hard drives in the array. The parity is striped in a rotatingsequence to reduce bottlenecks associated with the parity calculations.RAID 10 array uses four hard drives to create a combination of RAID levels 0 and 1.The data is striped across a two-drive array forming the RAID 0 component. Each ofthe drives in the RAID 0 array is then mirrored by a RAID 1 component.9.2 SATA RAID Driver and Utility SetupThe driver is in the CD’s “05. Other” folder.You may go to the directory of the CD andfollow Intel's installation guide to install the driver and utility.Note! For the detailed installation instructions for the SATA RAID driver andutility, please check the User Guide in the driver CD. Path: folder "IntelRapid Storage Technology" in "05. Other".Note! Before you install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology, please read the"readme.txt" which is in the folder "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" in"05. Other".
