  Welcome to 2009! (Sorry, I understand the difficulties of moving away from ancient tech in some organizations, I do.)   Software only - it is based on the Intel chipset RAID, and supports RAID levels 0, 1, 5, 10 and non-RAID volumes. It should be avoided.   This is what should be done with the onboard RAID controller (S130 - turned off and mirroring in the OS instead - IF hardware RAID, which is preferable, is not selected).   Again, I would recommend against using the S130, AND you can't change from non-RAID to RAID on the fly. It would require a reinstall or backup/restore.   The S300, while marginally better than the S130, is not supported in the T130. I would recommend the H730, or the H330 if you absolutely can't spend the money for the H730 (they are cheaper from suppliers than from Dell directly). Both will do RAID 10. The H330 will give you roughly the performance of your S300. If neither of these are chosen, I would go with what you currrently have (the S130 is your only other "supported" option, and it's garbage). If this system is heavily used, I would strongly recommend the H730, but if moderately or less software RAID is fine (you have SSD's in the new config I take it ...).
We finally got a budget to replace our entire PoS system and got a PowerEdge T130 to replace our T110. What I'm unclear on is the onboard RAID controller - is it software only or hardware or some hybrid; and what levels of RAID does it support? The existing setup is with the SATA controllers set to AHCI and RAID1 within Windows Server 2008 R2.  Our SSD array from our existing server is still in excellent condition so I want to migrate this over when I'm done configuring the OS and PoS software. Should I go into the BIOS, change the controller to RAID and see what levels it will give me or would I do better to use the physical card from the T110 in the T130? The T110 currently uses a PERC S300 card with 4 SSD's in RAID10. OR, can someone point me toward a better RAID card for this server that would do well for RAID10? I have some time before this system goes into the production environment so I would like to make my hardware changes now while I still can. This is only the second full-out server build I have used in the past 6 years. Would love to hear anyone's thoughts on the T130, RAID, etc. Finally, moving into the 64 bit world, thank goodness.
PowerEdge T130 Onboard RAID Controller or Get a Card?