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• Physical Drive ID – ID number of the physical drive
• Location – Enclosure number and slot number
• Alias – If assigned
• Physical Capacity – Total capacity in GB
• Configurable Capacity – Usable capacity in GB
• Used Capacity – Capacity actually used in GB
• Block Size – Typically 512 Bytes
• Operational Status – OK is normal, Stale, PFA, Dead
• Configuration Status – Array number and sequence number, spare
number
• Model Number – Make and model of the drive
• Drive Interface – SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s
• Serial Number – Serial number of the drive
• Firmware Version – Firmware version on the drive
• Protocol Version – ATA/ATAPI protocol version
3. Click the Advanced Information tab.
Advanced information for physical drives includes:
• Write Cache – Enabled or disabled *
• Read Look Ahead Cache – Enabled or disabled *
• SMART Feature Set – Yes or No
• SMART Self Test – Yes or No
• SMART Error Logging – Yes or No
• Command Queuing Support – TCQ or NCQ
• Command Queuing – Enabled or disabled *
• Queue Depth – Number of commands
• Maximum Ultra DMA Mode Supported
• DMA Mode
• Power Saving Level – Supported by this drive
• Medium Error Threshold **
Items with an asterisk (*) are adjustable under “Viewing Physical Drive
Statistics” on page 40.
Items with two asterisks (**) are adjustable under “Making PDM Settings” on
page 36.
4. Click the X icon to close the information panel.
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