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> You have two options:
> 1. Use the RR2310 BIOS screen (or hptraidconf from inside FreeBSD) to
> initialize the drive and create a single drive JBOD array with it.
> 2. Connect the drive to a header on your motherboard and create a
> partition table on it, then reconnect it to your RR2310 card.

I would suggest doing #2 above if you don't plan on using the drive as
part of a RR2310-controlled array. If you add a partition table and let
your RR2310 card treat it as "Legacy" then the drive can be moved around
freely between motherboard connectors and RR2310 connectors. If you do
#1 then you need a RocketRAID card to access the data on the drive.

/Daniel Eriksson