• Frequently asked questions
• Product requirements
• Product comparisons
• More information on product features
• Additional questions

Frequently asked questions

• Can I move my RAID volume to another system and access the contents?
• Can I add an additional hard drive to a RAID array?
• Are RAID volumes greater than 2TB supported?

Product requirements

• What are the system requirements?
• Which Intel® chipsets are supported?
• What are the requirements for RAID support on a mobile platform?
• Which operating systems are supported?
• Does Intel® Matrix Storage Manager support Windows Vista* on platforms with Intel® ICH5R?
• Is there Linux* support for Intel® Matrix Storage Technology?
• What are the installation requirements?
• Which languages are supported?
• Can I use the Intel Matrix Storage Manager on ICH5R and ICH6R?
• Can I upgrade from Intel Matrix Storage Manager to Intel Matrix Storage Technology?
• Can I Use IDE to Serial ATA Adaptors?

Product comparisons

• What features are supported on each I/O controller hub (ICH)?
• What RAID features are available on supported mobile platforms?
• What matrix RAID combinations are available?
• What types of RAID migrations are supported?

More information on product features

• What is Intel® Rapid Recover Technology?
• What is Matrix RAID?
• What is Advanced Host Controller Interface (AHCI)?
• What is Native Command Queuing?
• What is hot swap?
• What is RAID 0 (striping)?
• What is RAID 1 (mirroring)?
• What is RAID 5 (striping with parity)?
• What is RAID 10 (RAID 0 + RAID 1)?
• What is a "RAID Ready" system?
• What is parity initialization?
• What performance data is available?
• What is RAID volume data verification & repair?
• Where can I find additional information on Serial ATA hard drives?

Additional questions

• Will available capacity increase after a migration from RAID 0/1/10 to RAID 5?
• Do I need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager?
• Do I need Intel Matrix Storage Manager if I don't want to use RAID?
• Is Intel® Matrix Storage Technology software required on a mobile platform?
• Why does an error message appear the first time the Intel® Matrix Storage Console is launched?
• Why has the Intel Matrix Storage Manager name changed?
• What are the reasons to use Intel Matrix Storage Technology?
• What is the Intel RAID Option ROM?

This applies to:

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager