Frequently Asked Questions; Pre-Installation - Western Digital WD Serial ATA RAID Controller User Manual

Frequently Asked Questions

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This section lists frequently asked questions involving pre-installation, drive issues,
installation, and post-installation.

Pre-Installation

(Speed, Device Types, Capacity, Cabling)
Q: What kind of hard drives can I use for a WD SATA RAID Controller array?
A: You can use any SATA hard drive(s) to create arrays on the WD SATA RAID Controller.
You should use matching drives for multiple-drive arrays to maximize capacity usage as well as
performance.
Q: Will ACPI work with hard drives on the WD SATA RAID Controller?
A: Yes.
Q: Can I use ATAPI devices on the WD SATA RAID Controller?
A: No. The WD SATA RAID Controller does not support ATAPI devices.
Q: Will the WD SATA RAID Controller work with 66MHz PCI bus speed?
A: Yes, the WD SATA RAID Controller is designed to accommodate the newer PCI bus
speed and is backward compatible with 33 MHz speeds.
Q: How can I change the resources that the WD SATA RAID Controller uses?
A: The WD SATA RAID Controller is fully Plug and Play (PnP). This means all the
resources that it uses are given to it by the PnP BIOS on the motherboard. The WD SATA
RAID Controller does support IRQ sharing, but this will not work unless ALL the concerned
devices support the feature. If your motherboard allows you to control the assignment of these
resources, you may be able to remedy the problem by:
Changing the IRQ assignments to the PCI slots in the motherboard BIOS during boot
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up.
Reset the configuration data in your CMOS. This is usually an option in the PnP section
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of your CMOS.
Otherwise, re-install the WD SATA RAID Controller to a different PCI slot.
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