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That is correct.
But that is the case, with EVERY MOTHERBOARD that has an intel chipset released in the past 3-4 years. 
Intels implementation is kinda different to software RAID -
software RAID is handled by the OS, the disks are only usable when the OS is booted, and the OS's partition cannot be raided.
intels implementation is done through hardware - windows does not see it, it works with the startup disk, and it can't "crash" if windows dies.
Actually, most cheaper hardware RAID controllers made by SIIG, adaptec and promise also offload onto the cpu...
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