HP Z400 - Workstation Function Manual

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Configuring SATA RAID devicesThis section describes how to use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM Configuration utility toset up and manage SATA RAID volumes.The following SATA RAID configurations are supported on this workstation:● Up to the workstation-specific maximum number of internal SATA hard disk drives and eSATAdrives (if you use an optional eSATA bulkhead cable)● Intel Matrix Storage Manager (IMSM) for WindowsIf only a single HDD is attached, the Intel Matrix Storage Manager option ROM does not execute.Associated messages are not displayed.The Intel SATA AHCI BIOS executes when you select RAID+AHCI for the SATA emulation mode. ThisBIOS is only used to support serial-attached optical drives.This section does not apply to configuring SATA RAID in the Linux environment. For Linux SATA RAID,refer to the Software RAID in Linux Workstations section in the HP Workstations for Linux User Guideat http://www.hp.com/support/linux_user_manual.Attaching SATA HDDsAttach the required minimum number of SATA hard drives for the desired RAID level:● RAID 0: two or more hard drives● RAID 1: only two hard drives● RAID 5: three or more hard drives● RAID 10: only four hard drivesConfiguring RAID devices ENWW