SUPER MICRO Computer AOC-USAS-S4I - Manual (Page 13)

3-1
Safety Information and Technical Specifications
Chapter 3
Boot Controller and Bootable Array
To section describes the steps required establish a boot controller and a bootable
array. If you are creating establishing the boot controller and array on an existing
OS, skip to: Installing the Driver on an Existing Operating System.
3-1 Boot Controller Setup
To set the system to boot for a disk drive or controller array:
1. Enter system setup and navigate to the drive boot sequence.
2 Using the arrows provided or grab and drop, move boot controller to the first
item on the list.
If your systems supports only one boot controller, go to the next section.
For more information, refer to your computer’s documentation.
3-2 Creating an Array
This example uses a RAID 1 array (minimum of two hard drives).
You can establish an array with a different RAID level or change the array level
later.
You can create an array using either tool: Array Configuration Utility with keyboard
navigation and menu interface (BIOS) or Adaptec Storage Manager.
Warning: Do not mix SAS and SATA drives in the same array. The Adaptec
Storage Manager generates a warning if you try to create a logical drive using a
combination of SAS and SATA disk drives.