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A RAID-Ready system is a specific system configuration that enables a seamless migration from a single non-RAID Serial ATA (SATA) drive to a SATA RAID configuration without requiring a reinstallation of the operating system.
In order for a system to be considered RAID-Ready, it must meet all of the following requirements:
- System with a supported Intel chipset
- One Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive
- RAID controller enabled in the BIOS
- Motherboard BIOS that includes the Intel® Matrix Storage Manager option ROM
- Intel® Matrix Storage Manager software
- A partition that does not take up all of the space on the hard drive (4-5MB of free space should be sufficient)
Operating System:
| Windows 2000*, Windows XP Professional*, Windows XP Home Edition*, Windows Server 2003* |
This applies to:
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