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Physical Drive ID – ID number of the physical drive
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Location – Enclosure number and slot number
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Alias – If assigned
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Physical Capacity – Total capacity in GB
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Configurable Capacity – Usable capacity in GB
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Used Capacity – Capacity actually used in GB
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Block Size – Typically 512 Bytes
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Operational Status – OK is normal, Stale, PFA, Dead
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Configuration Status – Array number and sequence number, spare
number
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Model Number – Make and model of the drive
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Drive Interface – SATA 1.5Gb/s or 3Gb/s
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Serial Number – Serial number of the drive
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Firmware Version – Firmware version on the drive
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Protocol Version – ATA/ATAPI protocol version
3.
Click the Advanced Information tab.
Advanced information for physical drives includes:
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Write Cache – Enabled or disabled *
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Read Look Ahead Cache – Enabled or disabled *
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SMART Feature Set – Yes or No
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SMART Self Test – Yes or No
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SMART Error Logging – Yes or No
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Command Queuing Support – TCQ or NCQ
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Command Queuing – Enabled or disabled *
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Queue Depth – Number of commands
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Maximum Ultra DMA Mode Supported
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DMA Mode
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Power Saving Level – Supported by this drive
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Medium Error Threshold **
Items with an asterisk (*) are adjustable under "Viewing Physical Drive
Statistics" on page 40.
Items with two asterisks (**) are adjustable under "Making PDM Settings" on
page 36.
4.
Click the X icon to close the information panel.
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