Thecus 1TB 1-bay NAS N199_1100 Leaflet

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RAID Configuration 
On the RAID Information screen, 
press the Config button to go to the 
RAID Configuration screen. In 
addition to RAID disk information and 
status, this screen lets you make 
RAID configuration settings. 
 
With one hard disk installed, JBOD is 
the default setting. If an 
 is connected to the N199, the 
RAID 1 option is enabled. 
 
 
 
 
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For more information on RAID, see 
 
RAID Level 
The storage volume can either read as NoneJBOD, or RAID 1. RAID 1 is only 
available if an 
 is properly connected. RAID configuration is 
usually required only when you first set up the device. A brief description of each 
RAID setting follows: 
 
RAID Levels 
Level Description 
None 
There is no existing storage volume. 
JBOD 
The storage volume is a single HDD with no RAID support. JBOD 
requires a minimum of 1 disk. 
RAID 1 
Offers disk mirroring. Provides twice the read rate of single 
disks, but same write rate. RAID 1 requires a minimum of 2 
disks. 
 
If a hard disk is removed that shound not be removed when RAID status is 
degraded, all data will be lost. 
WARNING 
 
Disk Settings 
Using Disk Settings, you can select stripe size, choose which disks are RAID 
disks. 
 
Disk Settings 
Item Description 
RAID 
Check the boxes of the hard drives you wish to add to the 
storage volume. 
Stripe Size 
This sets the stripe size to maximize performance of sequential 
files in a storage volume. Keep the 64K setting unless you 
require a special file storage layout in the storage volume. A 
larger stripe size is better for large files. 
Create RAID 
Press this button to configure a file system and create the RAID 
storage volume. 
Remove 
Click to remove the RAID volume. All user data will be removed.