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Multi-Core Intel® Xeon® Processor 5000 Sequence-based Servers
Only up to eight drives may be used with SAS Software RAID

On an Intel® S5000 chipset based server board with Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II (software RAID mode) enabled on the SAS 106x controller (enabled in BIOS and by drivers), no more than 8 drives (even as spare) can be used.

Use of more than 8 drives at any time while Software RAID enabled on the SAS controller is specifically NOT supported.

This applies to:
Intel® Server Board S5000PAL
Intel® Server Board S5000PSL
Intel® Server Board S5000VCL
Intel® Server Board S5000VSA
Intel® Workstation Board S5000XVN

Solution ID: CS-027553
Date Created: 09-Jul-2007
Last Modified: 27-Dec-2007