Using Expressraid; Auto Detection; Unallocated Volume Space; Update The Atto Driver - ATTO Technology R30F Installation And Operation Manual

ATTO ExpressRAID is designed to be simple to use. Auto Detection, prompts, pull-down menus and
other devices provide information and choices.

Auto Detection

Upon startup, ExpressRAID searches drives for
unallocated space and determines the ATTO
driver version, if present. If you have unallocated
space or are using an older version of the ATTO
driver, ExpressRAID prompts you to allocate the
free space or update the ATTO driver.
Choices: enabled, disabled
Default: enabled
If Auto Detection is enabled upon startup,
ATTO ExpressRAID searches the drives for
unallocated space and determines the version
of any present ATTO driver.
1 ATTO ExpressRAID automatically prompts
you to allocate the free space or update the
ATTO driver to the current version.
2 If only one drive with free space is detected,
you will be able to create only a standard,
single-drive volume. Click on Create a
Standard Volume.
3 If more than one drive with free space is
detected and you wish to use the ATTO
ExpressRAID recommended settings, click
on the appropriate selection:
Create a Standard Volume
Create a RAID 0 volume or
Create a RAID 1 volume
4 ATTO ExpressRAID recommends settings
for creating a new volume.
5 If ATTO ExpressRAID detects one or more
drives with an older version of an ATTO
driver, you will be asked if you want to
update all drives to the latest version. Click
Yes. If you want to avoid seeing this
message each time you scan the bus, click
Don't Display this Message Again.
6 After restarting your computer, open the
ATTO ExpressRAID program.
7 ATTO Technology ExpressRAID for Macintosh

4 Using ExpressRAID

7 Pull down the Options Menu and select
Enable Auto Detection or Disable Auto
Detection. If Enable Auto Detection has a
check mark in front of it, then Auto
Detection is enabled.
8 If Auto Detection does not locate any
unallocated disk space or an older driver on
disk, the main screen appears.

Unallocated Volume Space

If ExpressRAID detects two or more volumes
with available space, you may create a RAID
volume or a standard, single-drive volume. To
continue creating new volumes using the
recommendations provided by ExpressRAID,
select Create a Standard Volume and click OK.
ExpressRAID recommends settings for a new
volume. To create volumes without Auto
Detection, refer to Chapter 6.

Update the ATTO Driver

If ExpressRAID detects one or more drives with
an older version of an ATTO driver, you are
prompted to update all drives. To update drives
with the latest ATTO driver, click Yes. To leave the
current driver on your drive, click No. To avoid
seeing this message at each bus scan, click Don't
Display this Message Again.

Ignoring Auto Detection

Auto Detection gives you opportunities to find
and use any unused disk space, as well as
determine which driver you are currently using.
You may choose to ignore it.
To turn off ATTO ExpressRAID Auto Detection,
click Don't Display this Message Again! in the
Auto Detection window and click OK. Auto
Detection can also be disabled or enabled using
the options menu in the main window. To enable
or disable Auto Detection, pull down the options