MSI RS480M - RAID Features and Types

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MS-7145 M-ATX Mainboard
SATA RAID Features
u RAID 0 and RAID 1
u On-line Mirror Rebuilding
u RAID GUI Monitoring Utility:
- Displays/Logs/Alerts Users to Vital RAID Set Information
- Manages RAID Set Functions (configures, rebuilds, etc.)
u RAID Set accommodates multiple size HDDs
u HDDs function normally when not in RAID Sets
u Adjustable stripe size for RAID 0
u Automatically selects highest available transfer speed for all ATA and ATAPI
devices
u Supports:
- UDMA up to 150MB/Sec.
- All UDMA and PIO Modes
- Up to 4 SATA devices
- ACPI and ATA/ATAPI6
RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks) technology manages multiple disk
drives to enhance I/O performance and to provide redundancy in order to withstand
the failure of any individual member, without loss of data.
SATARaid™ provides two RAID Set types: Striped Set (RAID 0) and Mirrored Set
(RAID 1).
Disk Striping (RAID 0)
Striping is a performance-oriented, non-redundant data mapping technique. It does
not provide fault tolerance. With modern SATA and ATA bus mastering technology,
multiple I/O operations can be performed in parallel, enhancing performance. Striping
arrays use multiple disks to form a larger virtual disk.