6.3.7Enabling the WriteCache

You may enable the RAID controller’s WriteCache option to improve the data transmission performance.

When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.

To enable WriteCache:

1.From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.

2.Select Disk WC, then press <Enter> to turn the option On (enabled).

LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.53 Sep 06, 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adapter 0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rebuild Rate

 

= 30

 

 

 

 

 

 

ObjectsChk Const Rate = 30

 

 

Management

MenuAdapter

 

 

 

Drive

FGI Rate

= 30

 

 

Configure

Virtual

 

BGI Rate

= 30

 

 

Initialize

Physical

 

DriveDisk

WC

= Off

 

Objects

 

 

 

 

 

Read

Ahead

= On

 

Rebuild

 

 

 

 

 

Bios

State

= Enable

 

Check Consistency

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stop

On Error

= No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fast

Init

= Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Rebuild

= On

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

Resume

= Enable

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disk

Coercion

= 1GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Factory Default

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)

Use Cursor Keys to Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

3.When finished, press any key to continue.

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