Enabling Writecache - Asus Z9PA-D8 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, select an existing
1.
adapter, and then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
2.
Management Menu
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
From the Management Menu, select Objects > Virtual Drive, select an
3.
existing adapter and press <Enter>. Select View/Update Parameters and
press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
Select Disk WC, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
4.
Management Menu
Configure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
5. When finished, press any key to continue.
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LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010
BIOS Version
Rebuild Rate
Objects
Chk Const Rate = 30
Adapter
FGI Rate
Virtual Drive
BGI Rate
Physical Drive
Disk WC
Read Ahead
Bios State
Cont On Error = Yes
Fast Init
Auto Rebuild
Auto Resume
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
LSI Software RAID Configuration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010
BIOS Version
RAID
Objects
Size
Adapter
Stripe Size
Virtual Drive
#Stripes
Physical Drive
State
Spans
Disk WC
Read Ahead
Disk Write Cache Setting of VD
A.10.09231523R
Adapter 0
= 30
= 30
= 30
= Off
= On
= Enable
= Enable
= On
= Enable
A.10.09231523R
Virtual Drive
= 0
= 148.580GB
= 64KB
= 2
= OPTIMAL
= 1
= On
= On
Chapter 5: RAID configuration