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3.6.5.11 Auto Activate Raid Set
When some of the disk drives are removed in power off state
or boot up stage, the RAID set state will change to “Incomplete
State”. But if a user wants to automatically continue to work
while the SATA RAID controller is powered on, then user can set
the “Auto Activate Raid Set” option to “Enabled”. The RAID state
will change to “Degraded Mode” while it powers on and the SATA
RAID controller will continue to work in degraded mode.
3.6.5.12 Capacity Truncation
SATA RAID controllers use drive truncation that drives from dif-
ferent vendors. It is more likely to be usable as spares for one
another. Drive truncation slightly decreases the usable capac-
ity of a drive that is used in redundant units. The controller
provides three truncation modes in the system conguration:
Multiples Of 10G, Multiples Of 1G, and Disabled.
Multiples Of 10G: If you have 120 GB drives from different
vendors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For ex-
ample, one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 120 GB. The
“Multiples Of 10G” truncates the number under tens. This makes
the same capacity for both of these drives so that one could
replace the other.
Multiples Of 1G: If you have 123 GB drives from different ven-
dors; chances are that the capacity varies slightly. For example,
one drive might be 123.5 GB, and the other 123.4 GB. The
“Multiples Of 1G” truncates the fractional parts. This makes the
same capacity for both of these drives so that one could replace
the other.
Disabled: It does not truncate the capacity.
3.6.6 View System Events
To view the SATA RAID controller’s information, move the cur-
sor bar to the main menu and select the “View System Events”
link, then press the Enter key. The SATA RAID controller’s system
events screen will appear. Choose this option to view the system
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