Using The Disk Utilities - Adaptec RAID 21610SA Installation And User Manual

Array Background Consistency Check (Default:
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Disabled)—When Enabled, the controller continuously
performs a verification on a redundant array to data
integrity. In the case of RAID 1 or 10, consistency checks
assure that the data between like blocks match. In the
case of a RAID 5, consistency checks assure that data in
the stripe and the calculated parity for the stripe match.
Consistency checking processes reduce performance. For
a RAID 5, the performance reduction is significant.
BBS Support (Default: Enabled)—When Enabled in systems
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that support BBS, controller is presented as a bootable
device in the host system's BIOS for boot device selection.
Array-based BBS Support (Default: Disabled)—When
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Enabled in systems that support BBS, the controller
presents attached bootable devices up to the host
system's BIOS for boot device selection. This is relevant
for logical arrays.
Physical Drives Display during POST (Default:
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Disabled)—When Enabled, attached physical devices are
displayed during system POST. Displaying the devices
adds a few seconds to the overall POST time.
4 To exit SATASelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit.
(If you changed any host adapter settings, you are prompted to
save the changes before you exit.) Select Yes to exit and restart the
system. Any changes you made take effect after the system boots.

Using the Disk Utilities

The disk utilities enable you to low-level format or verify the
media of your Serial ATA hard disks. To access the disk utilities:
1 Turn on your computer and then press Ctrl+A when prompted
to access the ARC utility.
2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you
want to configure and then press Enter.
3 From the ARC menu, select Disk Utilities.
4 Select the desired disk and then press Enter.
You are offered the following options:
Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
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