Bios error messages – Dell 6 GBps SAS HBA User Manual
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Troubleshooting
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BIOS Error Messages
• Message: Press
Description: When the BIOS is disabled, you are given the option to
enable it by entering the
Configuration Utility. You can change the setting
to
Enabled in the Configuration Utility.
•
Message: Adapter configuration may have changed,
reconfiguration is recommended!
Press CTRL-C to run Dell 6 Gbps SAS HBA Configuration
Utility…
Description: Start the Configuration Utility and confirm the
configuration of the 6 Gbps SAS HBA or Internal Tape Adapter controller.
•
Message: Initializing...
Description: This message is displayed while the BIOS is waiting to
initialize.
• Message: SAS discovery error
Description: Indicates that there is a discovery error reported by the
firmware and may be accompanied by more such messages. Enter the
Configuration Utility to investigate.
•
Message: Device not available at HBA n, HDL n, LUN
Description: Device may not be ready at this time. The device will be
retried. If the problem persists, restart your system.
• Message: ERROR! Device is not responding to Read
Capacity
Description: The device does not respond to a read capacity command.
Contact Dell.
• Message: Failed to add device, too many devices!
Description: Cannot allocate resources for additional devices.
•
Message: ERROR! Adapter Malfunctioning!
Description: The adapter did not initialize properly. There may be a
problem with the adapter configuration. Reload the BIOS configuration.
Start the
Configuration Utility again and see if the issue persists.