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When support for a new feature is added to Intel® RST, it might require specific hardware. All of the features supported by Intel RST might not be available on all supported chipsets.
The features supported on each I/O controller hub (ICH) are listed below:
| Intel® I/O Controller Hubs |
|
| Supported Feature |
ICH7M |
ICH7R
ICH7DH |
ICH7MDH |
631xESB
632xESB |
ICH8R
ICH8DH
ICH8DO |
ICH8M |
ICH8M-E |
ICH9R
ICH9DO |
ICH9M-E
PCH-M |
ICH10R |
ICH10D |
ICH10DO |
PCH |
| 2-drive RAID 0 |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 3 or 4-drive RAID 0 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 5 or 6-drive RAID 0 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 2-drive RAID 1 |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 3 or 4-drive RAID 5 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 5 or 6-drive RAID 5 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 4-drive RAID 10 |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 2-drive matrix RAID |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 3 or 4-drive matrix RAID |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 5 or 6-drive matrix RAID |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| AHCI support |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| NCQ support |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Hot swap support |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| 3Gb/s support |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| External SATA |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
| Intel® Rapid Recover Technology |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 2-256 TB volume support (data volumes only) |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Capacity expansion |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
YES |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| TRIM support in Windows 7* (in AHCI and RAID mode for drives not part of a RAID volume) |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES |
YES | |
Legacy chipsets
The below platforms are no longer supported by the latest version of Intel RST.
When support for a new feature is added to Intel RST, it may require specific hardware. All of the features supported by Intel RST may not be available on all of the supported I/O controller hubs (ICH).
The following table shows the ICH required for each feature.
| Supported Feature |
Intel® 82801ER I/O controller hub (ICH5R) |
Intel® 82801FR I/O controller hub (ICH6R) |
Intel® 82801FBM I/O controller hub (ICH6M) |
| 2-drive RAID 0 |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| 3 or 4-drive RAID 0 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| 2-drive RAID 1 |
YES |
YES |
NO |
| 3 or 4-drive RAID 5 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| 4-drive RAID 10 |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| 2-drive matrix RAID |
NO |
YES |
NO |
| 3 or 4-drive matrix RAID |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| AHCI support |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| NCQ support |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| Hot swap support |
NO |
YES |
YES |
| 3Gb/s support |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| External SATA |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| Intel® Rapid Recover Technology |
NO |
NO |
NO |
| 2-256TB data volume support |
NO |
NO |
NO | |
Related Topic:
Identify your Intel® I/O controller hub
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