Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller 5i - Manual (Page 71)

RAID Configuration and Management
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3 Press the spacebar to select Enable Controller BIOS.
An X displays next to Enable Controller BIOS.
4 Press to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press to apply the selection.
The controller BIOS is enabled. To disable the controller BIOS, use the spacebar to deselect the
Enable Controller BIOS control, and then select Apply and press .
After you enable the BIOS for a controller, perform the following steps to enable the boot support for
that controller.
1 Press to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2 Press to move the cursor to the Select Bootable VD in the Settings box.
Shadow lines display if there are two or more virtual disks.
3 Press the down arrow key to display a list of virtual disks.
4 Use the down arrow key to move the cursor to a virtual disk.
5 Press to select a virtual disk.
6 Press to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press to apply the selection.
Boot support is enabled for the selected controller.
Enabling BIOS Stop on Error
The option BIOS Stop on Error is used to stop the system from booting if there are BIOS errors. Perform
the following steps to enable BIOS Stop on Error.
1 Press to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2 Press to move the cursor to Enable BIOS Stop on Error in the Settings box.
3 Press the spacebar to select Enable BIOS Stop on Error.
An X displays next to Enable BIOS Stop on Error.
4 Press to move the cursor to the Apply button, and then press to apply the selection.
The controller BIOS is enabled. To disable Enable BIOS Stop on Error, use the spacebar to deselect
Enable BIOS Stop on Error, then select Apply and press .
NOTE:
Certain errors continue for five seconds even when Stop on Error is enabled.
Restoring Factory Default Settings
You can use the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen to restore the default settings for the options in the Settings box.
The settings are Enable Controller BIOS, Enable Alarm, and Enable BIOS Stop on Error. Perform the
following steps to restore default settings.
1 Press to access the Ctrl Mgmt menu screen.
2 Press to move the cursor to the Settings box.
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