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When support for a new feature is added to Intel® Rapid Storage Technology, it might require specific hardware. All of the features supported by Intel Rapid Storage Technology 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® Rapid Storage Technology.
When support for a new feature is added to Intel Rapid Storage Technology, it may require specific hardware. All of the features supported by Intel Rapid Storage Technology 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 | |
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