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Promise Array Manager
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Disk Parameters: SMART Check
SMART, an acronym for Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology,
is a feature of the disk drive software. It monitors the internal performance of
the drive and reports to the PC when it finds a potential failure. SMART
warns you of a developing drive failure so you can replace the drive before it
actually fails.
Rebuild Options: Disable Hot Spare/Auto Rebuild
For mirrored arrays (RAID 1 and 0+1), this option turns off the hot spare
drive and automatic rebuilding. The default is unchecked, hot spare and
automatic rebuilding enabled.
Rebuild Options: Rebuild Rate
A High setting assigns most of the system resources to rebuilding.
Rebuilding goes faster, restoring redundancy sooner but read/write requests
are handled slower.
A Low setting assigns most of the system resources to handling read/write
requests. Read/write requests are handled at nearly normal speed while the
rebuild takes longer.
See Rebuild an Array later in this chapter for more information on the
rebuilding process.
PCI Bus Utilization
On High setting, FastTrak holds onto the PCI bus longer for data transfers to
occur.
On Low setting, FastTrak releases the PCI bus sooner for other PCI devices
to use.
Normally, no adjustment is required. However, some video capture cards
may produce a glitch during playback of audio/video files. If this happens, try
adjusting the slider.
If any of these features are grayed out, it means they are not available on
your hard drives.