HighPoint RocketRAID 2340 - Manual (Page 17)

RocketRAID 2340 BIOS Utility
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Add/Remove Spare - this command is used to assign hard disks to function as
spare disks. The controller is capable of using spare disks to automatically rebuild
broken or faulted RAID arrays.
Page 3-4 discusses this command in detail.
Settings
Set Boot Mark - this function is used to designate a particular disk or RAID array
to function as the RocketRAID 2340’s boot device.
Note: This setting is only relevant if the motherboard’s BIOS has set the
RocketRAID 2340 to function as the system’s primary boot device.
Staggered spin up - This function is used to enable (or disable) staggered drive
spin up support. Staggered drive spin up, by default, is disabled. When enabled, the
RocketRAID 2340 will power up the hard disks one at a time, approximately every two
seconds.
View - this command is used to select between two views. Press the ENTER key to
change the view.
Devices - displays information about hard disks attached to the RocketRAID 2340.
Use the ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target hard disk, and press ENTER to view
the information.
RAID arrays - displays information about RAID arrays attached to the
RocketRAID 2340. Use the ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ ↑ ↓ arrow keys to highlight the target array, and press
ENTER to view the information.
Initialize - this function is used to prepare disks for use with RAID arrays.
Note: Arrays cannot be created between disks that have not been initialized.
2 - Creating RAID Arrays
Initializing Disks:
Before creating a RAID array, the disks must be initialized.