SoftRAID Quick Start and Install Guide

• Introduction
  • System Requirements
  • Using the 30-day evaluation
• Installation for macOS
  • Preparing Your Mac for SoftRAID Installation
  • macOS 13.3 or later: (for Apple silicon Macs or Apple T2 Security Chip Macs)
  • macOS 13.2.1 or earlier: Apple silicon Macs
  • Intel based Macs, 13.2.1 or earlier: Apple T2 Security Chip Macs
  • Activating SoftRAID
  • Completing SoftRAID Installation
• Installation Windows
• Creating a SoftRAID Volume
  • Creating a volume in macOS
  • Creating a volume in Windows
  • Sharing a volume between Mac and Windows
• SoftRAID Best Practices
  • Certify disks before use
  • Investigate all disk errors
  • Replace disks which fail SMART tests
  • Replace predicted-to-fail disks
  • Use a UPS with RAID 4 or RAID 5
  • Watch the SoftRAID Monitor
• SoftRAID features you should know about
  • Accelerated Rebuild
  • Command Line Interface
  • Hours of use on disks
  • Labelling Disks
  • Release Notes
  • SoftRAID log
  • Validating volumes
• Getting help with SoftRAID
  • General Help
  • Technical Support
• Uninstallation for Mac
• Uninstallation for Windows