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RocketRAID 231x Driver and Software Installation

To access the Device Management window, highlight the “Management” menu, and

select the “Device Management” function.

Changing Device Settings

Depending upon the hard disk in question, and support provided by the current

device driver, you can adjust settings for disk: Read Ahead, Write Cache, TCQ, and

NCQ. Each feature can be enabled or disabled individually.

S.M.A.R.T Status

You can view S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology)

data about a drive to help troubleshoot any problems that occur. You can also setup

periodical S.M.A.R.T. status checks that send notification messages when S.M.A.R.

T. thresholds are exceeded.

To view the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk:

1.

Highlight the “Management” menu, and select the “ Device Management”

function.

2.

Highlight the disk you want to examine.

3.

Select the “SMART” command from the “Operation” menu, or click on the

button to display the S.M.A.R.T status/settings window.

SAF-TE Management

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