Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S100 - Manual (Page 4)

4 Contents
General Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Installing the PERC S300 Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connect Physical Disks to the PERC S300 Adapter . . . 35
Complete the Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . 35
5 Installing the Drivers
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37
Installing the Microsoft Windows Drivers
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37
6 RAID Configuration and
Management
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47
Configuring the Controller: Using the PERC
Virtual Disk Management Utility
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7 Troubleshooting
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61
System Startup Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Warning Messages: Dell Inc. PERC S100
Adapter or Dell Inc. PERC S300 Adapter
BIOS Screen
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Virtual Disk-Related Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Physical Disk-Related Errors
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75
8 Appendix A
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77
Controller Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Controller Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Physical Disk Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Virtual Disk Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
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