IEI Technology WAFER-LX, User Manual

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WAFER-LX
NOTE:
1. To reduce the chance of losing data, ALi imposed limitations on the
RAID configuration options. For example, Parallel-ATA drives
connected on the same IDE channel cannot be selected as the
members of a RAID1 array. Mixing Parallel- and Serial-ATA disk drives
in a RAID1 array should also be avoided.
2. Always use disk drives of the same capacity to create a RAID array.
The excessive capacity of a larger disk drive cannot be utilized because
data mirrors are equally distributed across corresponding members of
drive pairs within a RAID array. The operational concept is
diagrammed below.
2.3 Create JBOD for Integrated Capacity
Step 1. JBOD stands for “Just a Bunch of Drives.” JBOD provides neither
performance gains nor data redundancy. To create a JBOD array, use
your arrow keys to highlight and press Enter to activate this item. A ‘J’
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