SATARaid Toolbar and Menu Commands

1 - RAID Management

This command allows the management of the RAID sets and drives on the SATA host adapter. It is available only under Windows 2000 and XP.

2 - System View

This command displays a graphical representation of the host adapter and RAID sets. Clicking on each of the components and then clicking the Details button will open a new window showing more information on the selected device.

3 - Configure SATARaid

This command allows the configuration of the SATARaid program to be viewed and changed. SATARaid configuration is documented in detail in the next section of this manual.

4 - Send Configuration

This command allows the SATARaid configuration file to be emailed to the address selected during configuration.

5 - Save Configuration

This command allows the SATARaid configuration to be saved.

6 - Copy Configuration

This command allows the creation of a copy of the SATARaid configuration file.

7 - SATARaid Help

This command opens an interactive help dialog using the standard Windows help interface.

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