![]() When you install the SoftRAID driver, the driver cannot load until OWC is allowed as an identified developer. Installing the driver requires going to System Preferences -> Security to “Allow” OWC as an identified developer. Select the “Allow user management of kernel extensions from identified developers” checkbox to allow installation of software that uses legacy kernel extensions. Select “Reduced Security” and enable this: Third party drivers must be enabled for any drivers, not just SoftRAID. Third Party Driver loading in M1 computers requires allowing third party drivers to load.īefore the SoftRAID driver can load, please follow these instructions from Apple. Disk Utility will see the disk as unpartitioned and will be able to erase/format it. Select the disk tile and “Zero Disk.” Select “100 Sectors,” which is enough to erase the partition map. To reuse a disk with Disk Utility, launch SoftRAID. After your trial period, if you do decide not to purchase SoftRAID, you can simply convert your volumes back to AppleRAID exactly where they started.Disk Utility is unable to use a disk initialized by SoftRAIDĭisk Utility is unable to work with disks that are in SoftRAID format. ![]() With SoftRAID Lite, available for $49 after a free trial, all of the features of SoftRAID (apart from email support and notifications) are available for RAID 0 or RAID 1 volumes.ĭownload and try either the full version of SoftRAID or SoftRAID Lite FREE for 30 days – with no credit card required. With SoftRAID Lite, standard support is provided for free via SoftRAID’s moderated user forum, or get the same personalized support as the full version for a small annual or per-case fee.īoth SoftRAID and SoftRAID Lite have full support for SSDs, with the full version offering five RAID levels to choose from – RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 4, RAID 5 and RAID 1+0. ![]() With the full version of SoftRAID, you get access to SoftRAID’s personalized email support with support engineers available to work with users to solve any issues. Unless you’re using RAID 0 volumes (which are unprotected), you’ll never have to run the risk of losing your valuable data through sudden disk failure again. SoftRAID is available free for 30 days and use can be continued for as little as $49.ĭetect a Problem Before It Becomes a ProblemĪmong the features SoftRAID offers are Certify Disk – which checks that disks are reliable before you start to store precious data on them – and SoftRAID Monitor, which constantly checks disks and volumes for potential problems and can email you if it detects a problem such as a disk which is about to fail.* Not only is your data well-protected, but you’ll know in advance of any problems a disk might be having. SoftRAID volumes are up to 86% faster than equivalent AppleRAID volumes, and SoftRAID also offers an extensive feature set, renowned reliability and speed, as well as excellent technical support. With SoftRAID, AppleRAID stripe (RAID 0) and mirror (RAID 1) volumes can quickly and easily be converted to SoftRAID volumes without losing any of your valuable data. ![]() ![]() Lossless Conversion of Your AppleRAID Volumes to SoftRAID Fortunately, with the help of SoftRAID, there’s a solution. This means that if your existing AppleRAID volumes develop a problem, Apple can’t help you. In 2009, Apple stopped actively working on AppleRAID and eventually removed full support for the feature completely in OS X El Capitan. ![]()
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