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Bios configuration, Stripe size – DATOptic ARC-1680 Series User Manual

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BIOS CONFIGURATION

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No

It keeps the volume size with max. 2TB limitation.

LBA 64

This option uses 16 bytes CDB instead of 10 bytes. The maximum

volume capacity up to 512TB.

This option works on different OS which supports 16 bytes CDB.

Such as:

Windows 2003 with SP1

Linux kernel 2.6.x or latter

• Use 4K Block

It change the sector size from default 512 Bytes to 4k Bytes. the

maximum volume capacity up to 16TB. This option works under

Windows platform only. And it can not be converted to “Dynamic

Disk”, because 4k sector size is not a standard format.

For more details, please download pdf file from ftp://ftp.

areca.com.tw/RaidCards/Documents/Manual_Spec/

Over2TB_050721.zip

• Stripe Size

This parameter sets the size of segment written to each disk

in a RAID 0, 1, 10, 5, 6, 50 or 60 logical drive. You can set the

stripe size to 4 KB, 8 KB, 16 KB, 32 KB, 64 KB, 128 KB, 256 KB,

512 KB, or 1M.

If volume capacity will exceed 2TB, controller will show the

"Greater Two TB Volume Support" sub-menu.

I/O Port Addr : 28000000h, F2(Tab): Select Controller, F10: Reboot System

ArrowKey Or AZ:Move Cursor, Enter: Select, ESC: Escape, L:Line Draw, X: Redraw

Areca Technology Corporation RAID Controller

Main Menu

Raid Set Function

Volume Set Function

Physical Drives

Raid System Function

Hdd Power Management

Ethernet Configuration

View System Events

Clear Event Buffer

Hardware Monitor

System information

Quick Volume/Raid Setup

Total 5 Drives

Raid 0

Raid 1 + 0

Raid 1 + 0 + Spare

Raid 3

Raid 5

Raid 3 + Spare

Raid 5 + Spare

Raid 6

Raid 6 + Spare

Raid 0

Greater Two TB Volume Support

No

Use 64bit LBA

Use 4K Block

No