On Mon, Jan 02, 2012 at 09:26:32AM -0500, Doug Hughes spake thusly: > RAID in hardware generally means parity (XOR, DP, etc.) calculations being > supported by special circuitry. That isn't the case for the BIOS chipset, > thus it is software RAID.
In software RAID on x86 the parity is usually done using the MMX instructions: Special hardware. The hardware/software distinction in RAID is largely meaningless these days and mostly a matter of myth and urban legend. -- Tracy Reed http://tracyreed.org Digital signature attached for your safety.
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