BIOS CONFIGURATION
ity of a drive that is used in redundant units. The controller provides three truncation modes in the system configuration: Multiples Of 10G, Multiples Of 1G, and No Truncation. Multiples Of 10G: If you have 120 GB drives from different vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For exam- ple, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 120 GB. Areca drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 10G uses the same capac- ity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other. Multiples Of 1G: If you have 123 GB drives from different ven- dors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 123.4 GB. Areca drive Truncation mode Multiples Of 1G uses the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace the other.
No Truncation: It does not truncate the capacity.
Controller I/O Port:F3000000h, F2: Select Controller, F10: Reboot System
Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller
Main Menu |
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Raid System Function | |
Quick Vol me/Raid Setup | |
Mute The Alert Beeper | |
Raid Set Function | Truncate Disk Capacity |
Alert Beeper Setting | |
Volume Set Function | To Multiples of 10G |
Change Password | |
Physical Drives | To Multiples of 1G |
JBOD/RAID | |
Raid System Function | Disabled |
Background Task Priority | |
Ethernet Configuration | |
Maximum SATA Mode | |
View System Events |
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HDD Read Ahead Cache | |
Clear Event Buffer |
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Stagger Power on | |
Hardware Monitor |
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Empty HDD slot LED | |
System information |
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HDD SMART Status Polling | |
Controller Fan Detection | |
Disk Write Cache Mode | |
Capacity Truncation | |
ArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L:Line Draw, X: Redraw | |
3.7.6 Ethernet Configuration (12/16/24-port)
Use this feature to set the controller Ethernet port configuration. It is not necessary to create reserved disk space on any hard disk for the Ethernet port and HTTP service to function; these func- tions are built into the controller firmware.
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