WD ARRAY MANAGEMENT SETUP
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USER MANUAL
Controller
Options
The Controller has system information and settings several important features.
Click on the Controller
icon in Tree View to see the Options in Information View.
To return to the previous settings, click
Reset
.
To Apply the changes you have made, click
Submit
.
System Information
This describes the Controller type, in this case a WD SATA RAID Controller and the driver.
This information may be helpful when upgrading your WD SATA RAID Controller or
troubleshooting the PC.
Disk Parameters
Check the respective boxes to enable these features:
SMART Check
- SMART, an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting
Technology, is a feature of the disk drive software. It monitors the internal performance of the
drive and reports to the PC when it finds a potential failure. SMART warns you of a
developing drive failure so you can replace the drive before it actually fails.
Disable Hard Disk Write Cache
- Disables the Write Cache on the hard disk drives. This
action will reduce performance unless you enable the Driver (WD SATA RAID Controller)
Write Cache.
Enable Driver Write Cache
- Speeds hard disk performance by writing data to the cache on
the WD SATA RAID Controller. When you are done setting controller options, click on the
Array View
icon and choose between Write Back and Write Though cache settings (see
below).
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