PlatinumRAID Owner’s Manual
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5.3 Change Password
The PlatinumRAID’s administrative functions can be protected with a password. To set or
change the RAID subsystem password, scroll to the
“Change Password”
selection and press
ENT
.
The New Password: screen appears, and a new password may be entered. If the LCD
front panel is used, use the
UP/DOWN
keys to select the letters and
ENT
to move to the next
letter; When done, Press
ENT
repeatedly until the confirmation screen will be displayed. To
disable the password, press
ENT
repeatedly in the password field and
ENT
in the confirmation
screen. The existing password will be cleared.
5.4 JBOD/RAID Configuration
The PlatinumRAID controller can be used in JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Drives) mode, which
allows each drive to be presented separately to the host. To use this mode, make sure to erase
any existing RAID sets.
5.5 RAID Rebuild Priority
The RAID Rebuild Priority is a relative indication of how much time the controller devotes
to a rebuild operation. The RAID subsystem allows user to choose the rebuild priority (low,
normal, high) to balance volume set access and rebuild tasks appropriately.
To set or change the RAID subsystem RAID Rebuild Priority, Select
“RAID Rebuild Priority”
option and press
ENT
. Set the rebuild value at the rebuild priority selection screen that
appears, and press
ENT
at the confirmation screen.
5.6 Maximum SATA Mode
The PlatinumRAID uses 5 discrete SATA busses for its disk channels. These drive channels
can support up to SATA320 and support NCQ (Native Command Queuing,) A SATA function
controlling dynamic rearranging of data fetching commands for maximum performance.
Please do not change this setting unless instructed by MicroNet’s Technical Support.
5.7 HDD Read Ahead Cache
Enabled by default. Please do not change this setting unless instructed by MicroNet’s Technical Support.
5.8 Staggered HDD Spinup control
The PlatinumRAID employs a staggered disk mechanism startup sequence to minimize power
supply strain. Please do not change this setting unless instructed by MicroNet’s Technical Support.
5.9 HDD SMART Status Polling
The PlatinumRAID reads and reports the SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting
Technology) status of each disk drive mechanism. This option is enabled by default, and should
not be disabled unless instructed by MicroNet’s Technical Support.
5.10 Disk Capacity Truncation Mode
Disk Truncation is used to decrease disk usable space for compatibility purposes. Please do
not change this setting unless instructed by MicroNet’s Technical Support.
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