Specifications

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• HighlightHost Cache FlushingandpressthespacebartotogglebetweenEnableandDisable.
Formoreinformation,see"HostCacheFlushing"onpage<?>.
• HighlightCache Flush Intervalandpressthebackspacekeyto
erasethecurrentvalue.Typeanewintervalvalue.
Therangeis1to12seconds.Formoreinformation,see "Cache Policy" on page <?>.
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HighlightSMARTandpressthespacebartotogglebetweenEnableandDisable.
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HighlightSMART Poll Intervalandpressthebackspacekeytoerasethe
currentvalue.Typeanewintervalvalue(1to1440minutes).
• HighlightPoll Intervalandpressthebackspacekeytoerasethecurrent
value.Typeanewintervalvalue(15to255seconds).
• HighlightAdaptive Writeback CacheandpressthespacebartotogglebetweenEnabledandDisabled.
Formoreinformation,see"HostCacheFlushing"onpage<?>.
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HighlightForced Read Ahead CacheandpressthespacebartotogglebetweenEnabledandDisabled.
Formoreinformation,see"ForcedRead-AheadCache"onpage<?>.
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HighlightHDD Power Savingandthespacebartochooseatimeperiod.
AfteranHDDhasbeenidleforasetperiodoftime:
Power Saving Idle Time–Parkstheread/writeheads
Power Saving Standby Time–Lowersdiskrotationspeed
Power Saving Stopped Time–Spinsdownthedisk(stopsrotation)
YoumustalsoenablePowerManagementonthediskarray.See"CreatingaDiskArray–Advanced
(CLU)"onpage133and"EnablingMediaPatrol,PDM,andPowerManagementonaDiskArray
(CLU)"onpage135.
6. Press Control-A to save your settings.
Notes
Power Management must be enabled on the disk array for the HDD Power Saving settings to
be effective. See "Making Disk Array Settings (CLU)" on page 134
Power management is limited to the features your HDDs actually support.
locatInG the controller (clu)
To locate this controller:
1. From the Main Menu, highlight Subsystem Management and press Enter.
2. Highlight Controller Management and press Enter.
3. Highlight the controller you want and press Enter.
4. Highlight Controller Settings and press Enter.
5. Highlight Locate Controller and press Enter.
The controller LEDs blink for one minute.
Figure 5 - 4: ASUS DS300f G2 RAID controller LEDs