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NCQ* – (Enable/Disable) Native Command Queuing
Serial Number – serial number of the physical disk
Identify LED – N/A
Unplug – Safely ejects selected disk. Other methods of disk removal will trigger
alarm if enabled.
* Disk properties that can be adjusted.
Read Ahead
Enabling disk read ahead will speed up read operations by pre-fetching data and
loading it into RAM.
Write Cache
Enabling write cache will speed up write operations.
NCQ (Native Command Queuing)
A setting that allows disks to queue up and reorder I/O commands for maximum
efficiency.
Rescan
Clicking rescan will immediately signal the controller to scan for any changes in the
connection. Clicking this button will also stop any alarm if currently ringing.
Appendix A-3: Logical Tab