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This feature is used to protect the internal RAID system from
unauthorized access. The controller will check the password only
when entering the main menu from the initial screen. The sys-
tem will automatically go back to the initial screen if it does not
receive any command in 5 minutes. To set or change the pass-
word, move the cursor to “Raid System Function” screen, press
the “Change Password” item. The “Enter New Password” screen
will appear. Do not use spaces when you enter the password,
If spaces are used, it will lock out the user.To disable the pass-
word, only press Enter in both the “Enter New Password” and
“Re-Enter New Password” column. The existing password will
be cleared. No password checking will occur when entering the
main menu.
3.6.5.4 JBOD/RAID Function
JBOD is an acronym for “just a Bunch Of Disks”. A group of hard
disks in a RAID controller are not set up as any type of RAID
conguration. All drives are available to the operating system as
an individual disk. JBOD does not provide data redundancy. The
operating system can see all disks when the JBOD option is se-
lected. It is necessary to delete any RAID set(s) on any disk(s)
if switching from a RAID to a JBOD conguration.
3.6.5.5 Background Task Priority
The “Background Task Priority” is a relative indication of how
much time the controller devotes to a rebuild operation. The
SATA RAID controller allows the user to choose the rebuild prior-
ity (Ultralow, Low, Normal, High) to balance volume set access
and rebuild tasks appropriately.
3.6.5.6 Maximum SATA Mode
The SATA RAID controller can support up to SATA ll, which runs
up to 300MB/s, twice as fast as SATA150. NCQ is a command
protocol in Serial ATA that can only be implemented on na-
tive Serial ATA hard drives. It allows multiple commands to be
outstanding within a drive at the same time. Drives that support
NCQ have an internal queue where outstanding commands can
be dynamically rescheduled or re-ordered, along with the neces-
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