Adaptec 1405 User Guide - Page 36

Verify Disk Media, Indicate a LED, Blink LED on all drives, Blink LED on specific drive

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Controller Utility l 36 2 Now select Verify Disk Media and press . 3 A confirmation window appears. Click Yes to verify the disk or No to cancel. Locating a Disk 1 Select the disk you want to locate and press . 2 Now select Indicate a LED and press . The following options are displayed. ● Blink LED on all drives - Use this option to blink on all drives to ensure that the drives are working properly. ● Blink LED on specific drive - Use this option to locate a specific drive. Enabling/Disabling a Write Cache 1 Select the device/disk and press . 2 Now select Write Cache Setting and press . ● Select Enable to enable the Drive Write Cache and improve I/O performance. ● Select Disable to disable the Drive Write Cache and minimize I/O performance. Viewing the PHY connection rate for the Disk 1 Select the device/disk and press . 2 Now select Connection Rate and press . 3 The PHY connection rate of the device/disk is displayed. Setting a Bootable Device 1 Select the device you wish to mark as a bootable device and press . 2 Now select Set Bootable and press . ● Select Enable to boot from the device. ● Select Disable to disable the marked bootable device. Note: You can set only one device as a bootable device.

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Chapter 7: Configuring the Controller Utility
l 36
2
Now select
Verify Disk Media
and press <Enter>.
3
A confirmation window appears. Click
Yes
to verify the disk or
No
to cancel.
Locating a Disk
1
Select the disk you want to locate and press <Enter>.
2
Now select
Indicate a LED
and press <Enter>. The following options are displayed.
Blink LED on all drives
- Use this option to blink on all drives to ensure that the drives are
working properly.
Blink LED on specific drive
- Use this option to locate a specific drive.
Enabling/Disabling a Write Cache
1
Select the device/disk and press <Enter>.
2
Now select
Write Cache Setting
and press <Enter>.
Select
Enable
to enable the Drive Write Cache and improve I/O performance.
Select
Disable
to disable the Drive Write Cache and minimize I/O performance.
Viewing the PHY connection rate for the Disk
1
Select the device/disk and press <Enter>.
2
Now select
Connection Rate
and press <Enter>.
3
The PHY connection rate of the device/disk is displayed.
Setting a Bootable Device
1
Select the device you wish to mark as a bootable device and press <Enter>.
2
Now select
Set Bootable
and press <Enter>.
Select
Enable
to boot from the device.
Select
Disable
to disable the marked bootable device.
Note:
You can set only one
device
as a bootable
device
.