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Conguring the onboard SATA software RAID
The onboard SATA software RAID controller is integrated in the Intel C202 chip on the system board. If your
server has SATA hard disk drives that are connected to the system board, you can use the LSI Software
RAID Conguration Utility program to congure RAID independently of the operating system. Your server
supports onboard SATA software RAID levels 0, 1, and 10. You can also activate RAID 5 by installing
a ThinkServer SATA Software RAID 5 activation key. See “Installing or removing the ThinkServer SATA
Software RAID 5 Key” on page 102
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You can install and use the MegaRAID Storage Manager program to manage the RAID array and RAID
controller in an operating system environment.
Starting the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility program
This topic provides instructions on how to start the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility program.
To start the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility program, do the following:
1. Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on page 55.
2. On the Advanced menu, select SATA Conguration ➙ SATA Mode.
3. Select RAID Mode. Then, press F10 to save settings and exit the Setup Utility program.
4. When you see the message “Press Ctrl-M or Enter to run LSI Software RAID Setup Utility,” immediately
press Ctrl+M or Enter to start the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility program.
LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility program interface
This topic provides information about the menus and items in the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility
program. Depending on the version of the program, some menu or item information might differ slightly from
the information in this topic.
When working with the LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility program, you must use the keyboard.
The keys used to perform various tasks are displayed on the bottom of each screen. Use up and down
arrow keys to navigate between items. For most items, the corresponding help message is displayed
on the bottom of the screen when the item is selected. If the item has submenus, you can display the
submenus by pressing Enter.
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