Toshiba Magnia 560S - Manual (Page 117)

Starting the MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
MegaRAID BIOS Configuration Utility
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Configuration Utility Objects Menu
Select Objects from the Configuration Utility main menu to access the controllers,
logical drives, physical drives, and SCSI channels individually. You can also change
settings for each object. Although Battery Backup appears on some Objects menus, you
cannot select it because MegaRAID does not support this feature.
Adapter
Select Adapter from the Objects menu to select a controller (if the computer has more
than one) and to modify parameters. Table 9.3 describes the Objects->Adapter menu
options.
Table 9.3 Adapter Menu Options
Option Description
Clear Configuration Select this option to erase the current
configuration from the controller non-volatile
memory.
FlexRAID PowerFail Select this option to enable the FlexRAID
PowerFail feature, which allows drive
reconstruction to continue when the system
restarts if a power failure occurs.
Memory Type Select this option to set the memory type for the
card.
Fast Initialization Select this options to write zeros to the first
sector of the logical drive so that initialization
occurs in 2 - 3 seconds.
Disk Spin up Timings Select this option to set the method and timing
for spinning up the hard disk drives in the
computer.
Chip Set Type Select the type of chipset used in the
motherboard in the host computer.
Cache Flush Timings Select this option to set the cache flush interval
to once every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds.
Rebuild Rate Select this option to display and change the
rebuild rate for drives attached to the selected
adapter.
Alarm Control Select this option to enable, disable, or silence
the onboard alarm tone generator. The alarm
sounds when there is a change in drive state,
such as when a drive fails or when a rebuild is
complete.