@ pustekuchencake:
I am sorry for my delayed answer, but I haven't been online for a while, when you posted your questions.

Zitat von pustekuchencake im Beitrag #1

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My questions regarding the Intel RAID management software (IRST console):
a) Which purpose does the initialization have?
b) Is it necessary for RAID1? I think most people even don't know about this small button in console...
c) What's the difference between initialization and verify?

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Zitat von Intel

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Initializing a volume is the process of synchronizing all redundant data on a volume prior to verifying or verifying and repairing that data. If you attempt to start a verification process for a volume that has not been initialized, you will be prompted to do so.

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b) It may not be really necessary as long as your RAID1 has been correctly initialized and is working fine.
c) See answer to a).

Zitat von pustekuchencake im Beitrag #4

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I think most people only create a new raid via Intel RAID o-rom (during POST)

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Zitat

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and don't realize that there is a small button in the Intel RAID console (Windows)...But in which state is such a RAID(1)?

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Only users, whose previous RAID array creation has not been successfully finished or got a failure later on, will benefit from this RST Console option.

Zitat

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Intel writes that an initialization is the process of synchronizing all redundant data. However I think a RAID which was only created via o-rom (without initialization), is also in running order (i.e. synchronized)... or not?

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Usually yes, but nevertheless a failure may happen.