Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S100 User Manual

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Troubleshooting

A Non-Raid virtual disk is no

longer in the first position in the

PERC Virtual Disk

Management utility list after the

system is rebooted

NOTE:

When booting from a

Non-Raid virtual disk, creating a

virtual disk in Dell OpenManage

Server Administrator Storage

Management changes the virtual

disk order and displaces the

bootable Non-Raid virtual disk

from the first position. PERC S100

adapter or PERC S300 adapter

then attempts to boot from the

first virtual disk.

NOTE:

A Non-Raid virtual disk

can be created from Non-Raid

physical disks (which are physical

disks initialized at a

non-PERC S100 adapter or a non-

PERC S300 adapter).

When prompted at system startup, press

to access the PERC Virtual Disk

Management utility.

Check Virtual Disks and determine if the

bootable Non-Raid virtual disk is no longer in the

first position.

Use the Swap Two Virtual Disks option to

swap the virtual disks and place the bootable Non-

Raid virtual disk in the first position of the
Virtual Disks field.

Table 7-2. The PERC Virtual Disk Management Option Does Not Display

Likely Causes to Check

Corrective Actions

The PERC S100 adapter mode

is set incorrectly in the system

BIOS

See Table 7-1 for the correct SATA Setting.

The PERC S300 adapter is not

seated correctly

Make sure that the PERC S300 adapter is installed

in the correct slot and is properly seated.

Table 7-1. System Does Not Boot

Likely Causes to Check

Corrective Actions

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