D865PERL board RAID or NOT?

Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

***** charles wrote:
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

The link below shows which boards have RAID and which don't.
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd..._available.htm


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"Brownz @ Work"
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***** charles wrote:
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

The link below shows which boards have RAID and which don't.
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd..._available.htm

Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

The chart indicates that the "black" boards have raid. I think
mine is black but there is no place in the cmos that indicates
the configuration of the sata drives either regular or raid.
Shouldn't the cmos be configurable?

thanks....

***** charles wrote:
"Brownz @ Work"
wrote in message ...
***** charles wrote:
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

The link below shows which boards have RAID and which don't.
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd..._available.htm

Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

The chart indicates that the "black" boards have raid. I think
mine is black but there is no place in the cmos that indicates
the configuration of the sata drives either regular or raid.
Shouldn't the cmos be configurable?

thanks....

Should be a chapter in the TPS about CMOS settings :

ftp://download.intel.com/design/moth...l/C3176401.pdf

I don't have a PERL here, only a GLC.


--
Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

"***** charles" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......



Here is what the 865perl pdf has to say: (Long Post)
1.7.3.2 Serial ATA Interfaces

The ICH5's Serial ATA controller offers two independent Serial ATA ports
with a theoretical

maximum transfer rate of 150 MB/s per port. One device can be installed on
each port for a

maximum of two Serial ATA devices. A point-to-point interface is used for
host to device

connections, unlike IDE which supports a master/slave configuration and two
devices per channel.

For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent to
the operating system.

The Serial ATA controller can operate in both legacy and native modes. In
legacy mode, standard

IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). In Native mode,
standard PCI resource

steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for configurations using
the Windows XP and

Windows 2000 operating systems.

? NOTE

Many Serial ATA drives use new low-voltage power connectors and require
adaptors or power

supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors.

For information about Refer to

Serial ATA http://www.serialata.org

1.7.3.3 Intel® RAID Technology

Boards equipped with the ICH5-R support RAID (Redundant Array of Independent
Drives) level 0

on the Serial ATA ports. RAID 0 provides the ability to support striping.
Two physical drives, of

identical size, can be teamed together to create one logical drive. As data
is written or retrieved

from the logical drive, both drives operate in parallel, thus increasing the
throughput.

? NOTE

The ICH5-R provides support for RAID 0 and RAID boot in Windows XP only.

1.7.3.4 RAID Boot Configuration Overview

A RAID array can be created by using the existing Serial ATA Ports,
correctly configuring the

BIOS, and installing drivers. The following steps are required to
successfully establish a RAID

configuration.

1. Enable RAID Support in BIOS.

2. Create a RAID array using the Intel® Application Accelerator (IAA)
utility.

3. Install the IAA 3.0 RAID driver.

4. Format the RAID array.

5. Install the IAA 3.0 Companion Utility (this step is optional).

For information about Refer to

The location of the Serial ATA connectors Figure 22, page 68

The signal names of the Serial ATA connectors Table 36, page 69

The BIOS Setup program's Boot menu Table 73, page 118

Serial ATA RAID configuration http://developer.intel.com/design/

motherbd/rl/index.htm

Hope this helps

Bob

"Brownz (mobile)"
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***** charles wrote:
"Brownz @ Work"
wrote in message ...
***** charles wrote:
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

The link below shows which boards have RAID and which don't.
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd..._available.htm

Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

The chart indicates that the "black" boards have raid. I think
mine is black but there is no place in the cmos that indicates
the configuration of the sata drives either regular or raid.
Shouldn't the cmos be configurable?

thanks....

Should be a chapter in the TPS about CMOS settings :

ftp://download.intel.com/design/moth...l/C3176401.pdf

I don't have a PERL here, only a GLC.
--
Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

Bad news, the board is a green one, no raid. Which leads
to the next question - is there a SATA300 PCI 2.2 card
out there that supports booting and does raid in hardware
and has 2 ports and I can get drivers for it under XP?

thanks,
charles.....

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"***** charles" wrote in message
...
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

Here is what the 865perl pdf has to say: (Long Post)
1.7.3.2 Serial ATA Interfaces
The ICH5's Serial ATA controller offers two independent Serial ATA ports
with a theoretical
maximum transfer rate of 150 MB/s per port. One device can be installed on
each port for a
maximum of two Serial ATA devices. A point-to-point interface is used for
host to device
connections, unlike IDE which supports a master/slave configuration and
two
devices per channel.
For compatibility, the underlying Serial ATA functionality is transparent
to
the operating system.
The Serial ATA controller can operate in both legacy and native modes. In
legacy mode, standard
IDE I/O and IRQ resources are assigned (IRQ 14 and 15). In Native mode,
standard PCI resource
steering is used. Native mode is the preferred mode for configurations
using
the Windows XP and
Windows 2000 operating systems.

? NOTE

Many Serial ATA drives use new low-voltage power connectors and require
adaptors or power
supplies equipped with low-voltage power connectors.
For information about Refer to
Serial ATA http://www.serialata.org
1.7.3.3 Intel® RAID Technology
Boards equipped with the ICH5-R support RAID (Redundant Array of
Independent
Drives) level 0
on the Serial ATA ports. RAID 0 provides the ability to support striping.
Two physical drives, of
identical size, can be teamed together to create one logical drive. As
data
is written or retrieved
from the logical drive, both drives operate in parallel, thus increasing
the
throughput.

? NOTE

The ICH5-R provides support for RAID 0 and RAID boot in Windows XP only.
1.7.3.4 RAID Boot Configuration Overview
A RAID array can be created by using the existing Serial ATA Ports,
correctly configuring the
BIOS, and installing drivers. The following steps are required to
successfully establish a RAID
configuration.
1. Enable RAID Support in BIOS.
2. Create a RAID array using the Intel® Application Accelerator (IAA)
utility.
3. Install the IAA 3.0 RAID driver.
4. Format the RAID array.
5. Install the IAA 3.0 Companion Utility (this step is optional).
For information about Refer to
The location of the Serial ATA connectors Figure 22, page 68
The signal names of the Serial ATA connectors Table 36, page 69
The BIOS Setup program's Boot menu Table 73, page 118
Serial ATA RAID configuration http://developer.intel.com/design/
motherbd/rl/index.htm
Hope this helps

Bob

Went through the steps, then found out the board doesn't support
the raid stuff.

thanks,
charles.....

***** charles wrote:
"Brownz (mobile)"
wrote in message ...
***** charles wrote:
"Brownz @ Work"
wrote in message ...
***** charles wrote:
Hi all,

I have a D865PERL motherboard and I was wondering
how I can tell if it has RAID capability or not. There
doesn't seem to be anything in the BIOS to set for this
capability. It is upgraded to the latest BIOS version,
21. I have two sata hd's connected but they seem to
install as just two plain drives in XP. I downloaded the
raid software from Intels website and did the F6 thing
and it took it off the floppy but didn't make any
difference in the hd configurations. So is it possible I
got a non raid capable board?

thanks,
charles......

The link below shows which boards have RAID and which don't.
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd..._available.htm

Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

The chart indicates that the "black" boards have raid. I think
mine is black but there is no place in the cmos that indicates
the configuration of the sata drives either regular or raid.
Shouldn't the cmos be configurable?

thanks....

Should be a chapter in the TPS about CMOS settings :

ftp://download.intel.com/design/moth...l/C3176401.pdf

I don't have a PERL here, only a GLC.
--
Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/

Bad news, the board is a green one, no raid. Which leads
to the next question - is there a SATA300 PCI 2.2 card
out there that supports booting and does raid in hardware
and has 2 ports and I can get drivers for it under XP?

thanks,
charles.....

Loads.... just put - pci sata 300 raid card - into google.


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Cheerz - Brownz
http://www.brownz.org/