Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology Option ROM

Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II drivers, most recent revision

At least two SATA hard disk drives

Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology is not available in the following configurations:

The SATA controller in Legacy mode or AHCI mode

Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II has been disabled

3.2.2.2Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology Option ROM

The Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology for SATA Option ROM provides a pre-OS user interface for the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology implementation and provides the ability for an Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology volume to be used as a boot disk as well as to detect any faults in the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology volume(s) attached to the Intel® RAID controller.

3.2.3Parallel ATA (PATA) Support

The integrated IDE controller of the ESB2-E ICH6 provides one IDE channel. It redefines signals on the IDE cable to allow both host and target throttling of data and transfer rates of up to 100 MB/s. For this server board, the IDE channel was designed to provide optical drive support to the platform. The BIOS initializes and supports ATAPI devices such as LS-120/240, CD-ROM, CD-RW and DVD-ROM. The IDE channel is accessed through a single standard 40pin IDE connector (J2J2) that provides the I/O signals. The ATA channel can be configured and enabled or disabled by accessing the BIOS Setup utility during POST.

3.2.4USB 2.0 Support

The USB controller functionality integrated into ESB2-E provides the server board with the interface for up to eight USB 2.0 ports. Four external connectors are located on the back edge of the server board. One internal 2x5 header (J3J1) is provided, capable of supporting two optional USB 2.0 ports. One USB port Type A connector (J3G1) is provided to support installation of a USB device inside the server chassis. An additional USB port is dedicated to the Intel® Remote Management Module (Intel® RMM) connector.

3.3Video Support

The server board provides an ATI* ES1000 PCI graphics accelerator, along with 16 MB of video DDR SDRAM and support circuitry for an embedded SVGA video subsystem. The ATI* ES1000 chip contains an SVGA video controller, clock generator, 2D engine, and RAMDAC in a 359-pin BGA. One 4M x 16 x 4-bank DDR SDRAM chip provides 16 MB of video memory.

The SVGA subsystem supports a variety of modes, up to 1024 x 768 resolution in 8/16/32 bpp modes under 2D. It also supports both CRT and LCD monitors up to a 100 Hz vertical refresh rate.

Video is accessed using a standard 15-pin VGA connector found on the back edge of the server board. The on-board video controller can be disabled using the BIOS Setup utility or when an add-in video card is installed. The system BIOS provides the option for dual-video operation when an add-in video card is configured in the system.