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Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility
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SATASelect Options
The following table lists the available and default settings for each SATASelect option and the
description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in
bold type in the table. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the settings.
description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in
bold type in the table. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the settings.
Formatting and Verifying Disk Drives
You can use the disk utilities to low-level format or verify your disk drives. (New disk drives
are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.).
are low-level formatted at the factory and do not need to be low-level formatted again.).
Caution:
Before you format a disk drive, back up all data. Formatting destroys all data on a
disk drive.
SATASelect Options
Available Settings
Description
Controller Configuration
Runtime BIOS
Runtime BIOS
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled:Scan bus
Controls the state of the BIOS at POST time. When
Enabled, the
Enabled, the
HostRAID
controller BIOS allows
the controller to act as a bootable device.
Disabling the BIOS allows another suitable
HostRAID
controller to act as the boot device.
BBS Support
Device
Controller
When BBS support is set to Device base, the
system’s BIOS will list each connected bootable
device to the
device to the
HostRAID
controller as an
individual entry. When BBS support is set to
Controller base, the system’s BIOS will only list
the
the
HostRAID
controller in the system boot
order. This is useful in a multi-
HostRAID
controller configuration.
Physical Drives Display
during Post
Enabled
Disabled
When Enabled, connected physical devices are
displayed during system POST. Displaying the
devices adds a few seconds to the overall POST
time.
SATA Configuration
Write Cache
Write Cache
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enables or disables write cache on the on legacy
and non-configured drives. Write cache enabled
provides maximum performance. Default is Yes to
enable.
DMA (1420SA only)
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the use of Direct Memory
Access (DMA) mode for the drive. Enabled
provides maximum performance. Default is Yes to
enable.
Device Security Lock
(1430SA & 1220SA
Only)
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the device security lock
option. When enabling this option, a Security
Freeze Lock command is issued to the device.
SMART
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the predictive failure feature
of the disk drive. When enabled the SMART status
of the drive (Healthy or Failed) will be displayed
along with the physical drive display during POST.
If the drive does not support SMART, the SMART
status is not displayed. Default is Yes to enable.
Allow Read Ahead
Enabled
Disabled
Disabled
Enables or disables the read ahead cache
algorithm on the drive. Enabled provides
maximum performance under most
circumstances. Default is Yes to enable.
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