Enabling Writecache - Asus TS100-E7/PI4 User Manual

5.2.8

Enabling WriteCache

You may manually enable the RAID controller's WriteCache option after creating a
RAID set to improve the data transmission performance.
When you enable WriteCache, you may lose data when a power interruption occurs
while transmitting or exchanging data among the drives.
The WriteCache function is recommended for RAID 1 and RAID 10 sets.
To enable WriteCache
From the Management Menu, select Objects > Adapter, and then press
1.
<Enter> to display the adapter properties.
Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
2.
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009
Management Menu
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, and then
3.
press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
4.
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver A.62 Apr 29, 2009
Management Menu
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
5. When finished, press any key to continue.
ASUS TS100-E7/PI4
BIOS Version
Rebuild Rate
Objects
Chk Const Rate = 30
Adapter
FGI Rate
Virtual Drive
BGI Rate
Physical Drive
Disk WC
Read Ahead
Bios State
Stop On Error = No
Fast Init
Auto Rebuild
Auto Resume
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
BIOS Version
Virtual Drive
RAID
Objects
Size
Adapter
Stripe Size
Virtual Drive
#Stripes
Physical Drive
State
Spans
Disk WC
Read Ahead
A.09.07211059R
Adapter 0
= 30
= 30
= 30
= Off
= On
= Enable
= Enable
= On
= Enable
A.09.07211059R
= 0
= 1428604MB
= 64KB
= 2
= OPTIMAL
= 1
= On
= On
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