Contec SPI-8450-LLVA, User Manual

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CHAPTER 6 - RAID Controller
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Defining Typical Application Usage:
Allows the user to choose the type of PC usage that will be performed in order to optimize how
FastTrak100-Lite handles data blocks to enhance performance. Your choice will determine the
block size used. You may choose from: A/V Editing (for audio/video applications, or any
similar application that requires large file transfers), SERVER (for numerous small file
transfers), or DESKTOP (a combination of large and small file sizes).
NOTE: If you wish to customize the settings of individual disk arrays (such as block size), you
must manually create disk arrays with the Define Array <3> option from the Main
Menu.
6.2.4 Viewing Drive Assignments
The View Drive Assignments <2> option in the Main Menu displays whether drives are
assigned to a disk arrays or are unassigned.
Under the “Assignment” column, drives are labeled with their assigned disk array or shown as
“Free” if unassigned. Such “Free” drives can be used for a future array or used as a spare drive
when a drive fails in a mirrored array. Unassigned drives are not accessible by the OS. The
menu also displays the data transfer mode that relates to speed used by each drive (U5 refers to
100MB/sec transfers, U4 refers to 66MB/sec transfers, etc...)
FastBuild (tm) Utility 1.xx (c) 1996-2001 Promise Technology, Inc.
[ View Drive Assignments ]
Channel:ID Drive Model Capacity(MB) Assignment Mode
1 : Mas QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Array 1 U5
1 : Sla
QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Free U5
2 : Mas QUANTUMCR8.4A 8063 Array 1 U5
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