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MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility
The MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility configures disk arrays and logical drives.
Because the utility resides in the MegaRAID BIOS, its operation is independent of the
operating systems on your computer.
In This Chapter
The topics discussed in this chapter include:
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Starting the BIOS Configuration Utility
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Using the BIOS Configuration Utility menus
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Choosing a configuration method
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Designating drives as hot spares
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Creating physical arrays
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Defining logical drives
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Initializing logical drives
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Using logical drives in your operating system
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Rebuilding failed disk drives
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Using a pre-loaded SCSI drive as-is
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Configuration on disk (disk roaming)
Starting the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
When the host computer boots, hold the
following appears:
Host Adapter-1 Firmware Version x.xx DRAM Size 32 MB
0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter
0 Logical Drives handled by BIOS
Press
For each MegaRAID adapter in the host system, the firmware version, DRAM size, and
the status of logical drives on that adapter are displayed. If you do not press
boot procedure.