ICH9-SATA-AHCI-driver

************************************************************ ************************************************************ * Installation Readme for Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager. * * Refer to the system requirements for the operating * systems supported by Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager. * * This document makes references to products developed by * Intel. There are some restrictions on how these products * may be used, and what information may be disclosed to * others. Please read the Disclaimer section at the bottom * of this document, and contact your Intel field * representative if you would like more information. * ************************************************************ ************************************************************ ************************************************************ * Intel is making no claims of usability, efficacy or * warranty. The INTEL SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT contained * herein completely defines the license and use of this * software. ************************************************************ ************************************************************ * CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ************************************************************ This document contains the following sections: 1. Overview 2. System Requirements 3. Language Support 4. Determining the System Mode 5. Installing the Software 6. Verifying Installation of the Software 7. Advanced Installation Instructions 8. Identifying the Software Version Number 9. Uninstalling the Software 10. Entering the Option ROM User Interface 11. Option ROM RAID Volume Management 12. Options to RESET the RAID volume in Option ROM 13. Verifying the Version of the Option ROM Software ************************************************************ * 1. OVERVIEW ************************************************************ The Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager is designed to provide functionality for the following Storage Controllers: - Intel(R) 82801IEM SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801IBM SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801IR/IO SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801IR/IO SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801HBM SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801HR/HH/HO SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 631xESB/632xESB SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 631xESB/632xESB SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801GHM SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801GBM SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801GR SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801GR SATA AHCI Controller - Intel(R) 82801GH SATA RAID Controller - Intel(R) 82801GH SATA AHCI Controller ************************************************************ * 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ************************************************************ 1. The system must contain an Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo or Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Extreme or Intel(R) Pentium(R) Processor or Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor and one of the following Intel products listed in section 1 above. 2. The system must be running on one of the following operating systems: - Microsoft* Vista* - Microsoft* Vista* x64 Edition (NOTE 1) - Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 - Microsoft* Windows* Server 2008 x64 Edition (Note 1) - Microsoft* Windows* XP Home Edition - Microsoft* Windows* XP Professional - Microsoft* Windows* XP x64 Edition (NOTE 1) - Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003 - Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003, Web x64 Edition (NOTE 1) - Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition (NOTE 1) - Microsoft* Windows* Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition (NOTE 1) - Microsoft* Windows* Media Center Edition NOTE 1: If the system is running Windows* 64-bit version, the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager driver supporting 64-bit should be used. 3. The following operating systems are not supported: Any version of the following Microsoft operating systems: - MS-DOS - Windows 3.1 - Windows NT 3.51 - Windows 95 - Windows 98 - Windows Millennium Edition (Me) - Windows NT 4.0 - Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - Windows 2000 Professional - Windows 2000 Advanced Server Any version of the following operating systems: - Linux - UNIX - BeOS - MacOS - OS/2 4. The system should contain at least the minimum system memory required by the operating system. 5. The 'Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility' must be installed prior to installing the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager. ************************************************************ * 3. LANGUAGE SUPPORT ************************************************************ Below is a list of the languages (and their abbreviations) for which the Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager software has been localized. The language code is listed in parentheses after each language. ARA -> Arabic (Saudi Arabia) (0401) CHS -> Chinese (Simplified) (0804) CHT -> Chinese (Traditional) (0404) CSY -> Czech (0405) DAN -> Danish (0406) NLD -> Dutch (0413) ENU -> English (United States) (0409) FIN -> Finnish (040B) FRA -> French (International) (040C) DEU -> German (0407) ELL -> Greek (0408) HEB -> Hebrew (040D) HUN -> Hungarian (040E) ITA -> Italian (0410) JPN -> Japanese (0411) KOR -> Korean (0412) NOR -> Norwegian (0414) PLK -> Polish (0415) PTB -> Portuguese (Brazil) (0416) PTG -> Portuguese (Standard) (0816) RUS -> Russian (0419) ESP -> Spanish (0C0A) SVE -> Swedish (041D) THA -> Thai (041E) TRK -> Turkish (041F) ************************************************************ * 4. DETERMINING THE SYSTEM MODE ************************************************************ To use this Readme effectively, you will need to know what mode your system is in. The easiest way to determine the mode is to identify how the Serial ATA controller is presented within the Device Manager. The following procedure will guide you through determining the mode. 1. On the Start menu: 1a. For Windows* Vista or later operating systems, select Control Panel. 2. Open the 'System' applet (you may first have to select 'Switch to Classic View'). 3. Select the 'Hardware' tab. 4. Select the 'Device Manager' button. 5. From the Device Manager, look for an entry named 'Storage Controllers' for Windows Vista and 'SCSI and RAID Controllers' for Windows XP and later operating systems.If this entry is present, expand it and look for one of the following controllers: - 'Intel(R) 82801IEM RAID I/O Controller' If the controller above is present, the system is an ICH9M-E system in RAID mode and no further action is required - 'Intel(R) ICH8R/ICH9R/ICH10R SATA RAID Controller' If the controller above is present, the system is an ICH8R/ICH9R/1CH10R system in RAID mode and no further action is required - 'Intel(R) 82801HEM RAID I/O Controller' If the controller above is present, the system is an ICH8M-E system in RAID mode and no further action is required - 'Intel(R) 631xESB/632xESB SATA RAID Controller' If the controller above is present, the system is an 631xESB/632xESB system in RAID mode and no further action is required - 'Intel(R) 82801GHM SATA RAID