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BIOS CONFIGURATION
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3.7.2.4 Activate Incomplete Raid Set
The following screen is used to activate the RAID set after one
of its disk drive was removed in the power off state.
When one of the disk drives is removed in power off state,
the RAID set state will change to “Incomplete State”. If a user
wants to continue to work while the SATA RAID controller is
powered on, the user can use the “Activate Raid Set” option to
active the RAID set. After user selects this function, the RAID
state will change to “Degraded Mode”.
3.7.2.5 Create Hot Spare
When you choose the “Create Hot Spare” option in the “Raid Set
Function”, all unused physical devices connected to the current
controller will result in the following:
Select the target disk by clicking on the appropriate check box.
Press the Enter key to select a disk drive and press Yes option
in the “Create Hot Spare” to designate it as a hot spare.
The “Create Hot Spare” option gives you the ability to dene a
global hot spare.
Controller I/O Port:F3000000h, F2: 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
Quick Volume/Raid Setup
Volume Set Function
Physical Drives
Raid System Function
Hdd Power Management
Ethernet Conguration
View System Events
Clear Event Buffer
Hardware Monitor
System Information
Raid Set Function
Raid Set Function
Create Raid Set
Delete Raid Set
Expand Raid Set
Activate Raid Set
Create Hot Spare
Delete Hot Spare
Raid Set Information
Active Raid Set
The Raid Set Information
Raid Set Name : Raid Set # 00
Member Disks : 4
Raid State : Migrating
Total Capacity : 160.1GB
Free Capacity : 144.1GB
Min Member Disk Size : 40.0GB
Member Disk Channels : 1234