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SATASelect Options

The following table lists the available and default settings for each SATAlSelect option and the description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in bold type in the table. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the settings.

SATASelect Options	Available Settings
Controller Configuration
Runtime BIOS	Enabled
	Disabled
	Disabled:Scan bus

BBS Support	Device
	Controller

Description

Controls the state of the BIOS at POST time. When Enabled, the HostRAID controller BIOS allows the controller to act as a bootable device. Disabling the BIOS allows another suitable HostRAID controller to act as the boot device.

When BBS support is set to Device base, the system’s BIOS will list each attached bootable device to the HostRAID controller as an individual entry. When BBS support is set to Controller base, the system’s BIOS will only list the HostRAID controller in the system boot order. This is useful in a multi-HostRAIDcontroller configuration.

Physical Drives Display	Enabled	When Enabled, attached physical devices are
during Post	Disabled	displayed during system POST. Displaying the
		devices adds a few seconds to the overall POST
		time.

SATA Configuration

Write Cache	Enabled
	Disabled
DMA (1420SA only)	Enabled
	Disabled
Device Security Lock	Enabled
(1430SA & 1220SA	Disabled
Only)
SMART	Enabled
	Disabled

Allow Read Ahead	Enabled
	Disabled

Enables or disables write cache on the on legacy and non-configured drives. Write cache enabled provides maximum performance. Default is Yes to enable.

Enables or disables the use of Direct Memory Access (DMA) mode for the drive. Enabled provides maximum performance. Default is Yes to enable.

Enables or disables the device security lock option. When enabling this option, a Security Freeze Lock command is issued to the device.

Enables or disables the predictive failure feature of the disk drive. When enabled the SMART status of the drive (Healthy or Failed) will be displayed along with the physical drive display during POST. If the drive does not support SMART, the SMART status is not displayed. Default is Yes to enable.

Enables or disables the read ahead cache algorithm on the drive. Enabled provides maximum performance under most circumstances. Default is Yes.

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Contents Serial ATA II 1430SA, 1420SA, 1220SA HostRAID Controllers Copyright Adaptec Customer Support Limited 3-Year Hardware Warranty Regulatory Compliance Statements Contents Installing the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Safety Information About This Guide What You Need to Know Before You Begin How to Find More InformationTerminology Used in this Guide About Your HostRAID Controller Array Level Features HostRAID Controller FeaturesUpgrading the HostRAID Controller Firmware About the Adaptec 1430SA Controller About the Adaptec 1420SA Controller About the Adaptec 1220SA Controller Kit Contents System Requirements Kit Contents System RequirementsGetting Started Selecting Cables Choosing a RAID LevelSelecting Disk Drives Disk Drives for Your ControllerInstalling with an Operating System Installation OptionsBasic Installation Steps Installing on an Existing Operating SystemInstalling the HostRAID Controller Disk Drives Installing the HostRAID Controller Before You BeginChecking Your Controller and Devices Connecting Disk Drives to Sata HostRAID ControllersDetermining the Boot Controller Next StepsCreating a Bootable Array Creating an Array Setting the Boot ControllerCreating an Array with the ACU Select Express configuration..., then click Next Creating an Array with Adaptec Storage ManagerMaking Your Array Bootable Installing the Driver An Operating System Installing with Windows Creating a Driver DiskInstalling with Red Hat Linux Installing with Suse LinuxInstalling with NetWare Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System Installing on Windows Installing on Red Hat or Suse Linux Installing on NetWareManaging Your Storage Space About the Hrconf Command Line Utility Installing Adaptec Storage ManagerAbout Adaptec Storage Manager About the AFU About the ARC UtilityWhich Utility Should I Use? Understanding Adaptec Storage Manager Features OverviewPhysical Devices View Changing How Drives are DisplayedLogical Devices View Collapsed and Expanded Views Component Views Solving Problems Recovering from a Disk Drive Failure Troubleshooting ChecklistFailed Disk Drive Protected by a Hot Spare Disk Drive Failure in a RAID 0 Array Failed Disk Drive Not Protected by a Hot SpareFailure in Multiple Arrays Simultaneously Multiple Failures in the Same ArrayUnderstanding RAID Understanding Drive Segments Selecting a RAID Level and Tuning PerformanceRAID Technology Overview Stripe-unit SizeRAID 0 Non-RAID Arrays RAIDRAID 1 Arrays RAID 10 ArraysUsing the ARC Utility Creating and Managing Arrays Introduction to the ARC UtilityRunning the ARC Utility Creating a New ArrayRAID Managing Arrays Rebuilding ArraysForce from Offline Configuring Disk Drives Managing Bootable Arrays and DevicesAdding/Deleting Hotspares Using SATASelect Atapi SupportSATASelect Options SmartFormatting and Verifying Disk Drives Using the AFU for DOS System Requirements IntroductionCompatibility Running the AFU from the Command Line Running the AFU from the GUISave Update AFU Command Line Step-by-Step Command SwitchesAfu update /C controllernumber Safety Information Electrostatic Discharge ESDTechnical Specifications DC Power Requirements Environmental SpecificationsCurrent Requirements Glossary See channel Initialize See configure Mirrored array/mirroring See RAID 1, RAID Area on each disk reserved for use by the RAID controller See simple volume, spanned volume Index Scsi Adaptec, Inc