HighPoint RocketRAID 1720 User Manual

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RocketRAID 1720 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.

Section 3 discusses this command in detail.

Settings

Select Boot Device

- this function is used to designate a particular disk or RAID

array to function as the RocketRAID 1720’s boot device.

Note: This setting is only relevant if the motherboard’s BIOS has set the

RocketRAID 1720 to function as the system’s primary boot device.

Staggered drive spin up

– This function is used to enable (or disable) staggered

drive spin up support This setting, by default, is disabled. Enabling staggered drive

spin up 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 1720.

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

1720. 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.

The following section discusses this command in detail.

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