Asus P8B-E/4L User Manual

5-24 Chapter 5: RAID conguration
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
1. From the
Management Menu
, select

>
Adapter
, select an existing
adapter, and then press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
2. Select
Disk WC
, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
5. When nished, press any key to continue.
Management Menu
Congure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache - Off(Write Through) or On(Write Back)
Objects
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Adapter 0
Rebuild Rate = 30
Chk Const Rate = 30
FGI Rate = 30
BGI Rate = 30
Disk WC = Off
Read Ahead = On
Bios State = Enable
Cont On Error = Yes
Fast Init = Enable
Auto Rebuild = On
Auto Resume = Enable
Disk Coercion = 1GB
Factory Default
LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010
BIOS Version A.10.09231523R
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option
3. From the
Management Menu
, select

>
Virtual Drive
, select an
existing adapter and press <Enter>. Select
View/Update Parameters
and
press <Enter> to display the adapter properties.
4. Select
Disk WC
, and then press <Enter> to turn on the option.
Management Menu
Congure
Initialize
Objects
Rebuild
Check Consistency
Disk Write Cache Setting of VD
Objects
Adapter
Virtual Drive
Physical Drive
Virtual Drive
RAID = 0
Size = 148.580GB
Stripe Size = 64KB
#Stripes = 2
State = OPTIMAL
Spans = 1
Disk WC = On
Read Ahead = On
LSI Software RAID Conguration Utility Ver C.05 Sep 17, 2010
BIOS Version A.10.09231523R
Use Cursor Keys To Navigate Between Items And Press Enter To Select An Option

Asus P8B-E/4L Specifications

General

Microphone in	No
Serial ports quantity	0
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4
USB 2.0 connectors	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes
PCI Express slots version	2.0
Memory channels	Dual-channel
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds	1066, 1333, 1600 MHz
PCI Express slots quantity	6
Supported UDIMM module capacity	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III
LAN controller	Intel® 82574L
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2050
On-board graphics card memory	16 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported
Certification	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024, C
Component for	Server
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C204
Motherboard form factor	ATX
Cables included	SATA
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 90 %
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Xeon series	E3-1200
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor number of cores supported	2, 4

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	304.8 mm
Width	243.8 mm