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PERC 3 BIOS Configuration Utility

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Disk Spin up

Timings

Choose this option to set the method and timing for

spinning up the hard disk drives.

Cache Flush

Timings

Choose this option to set the cache flush interval to once

every 2, 4, 6, 8, or 10 seconds. The default is 4.

Rebuild Rate

Use this option to select the rebuild rate for drives attached

to the selected adapter.
The rebuild rate is the percentage of the system resources

dedicated to rebuilding a failed drive. A rebuild rate of 100

percent means the system is totally dedicated to rebuilding

the failed drive. The default is 30 percent.

Alarm Control

Choose this option to enable, disable, or silence the

onboard alarm tone generator. The alarm sounds when

there is a change in a drive state, such as when a drive fails

or when a rebuild is complete.

Other Adapter

Information

Provides general information about the adapter, such as the

firmware version, and BIOS version.

Factory Default

Choose this option to load the default BIOS Configuration

Utility settings.

Enable BIOS

Choose this option to enable or disable the BIOS on the

adapter. If the boot device is on the RAID controller, the

BIOS must be enabled; otherwise, the BIOS should be

disabled or it might not be possible to use a boot device

elsewhere.

Emulation

You can operate in the I2O mode or mass storage mode

Dell recommends that you use only mass storage mode, and

Dell drivers only.

Auto Rebuild

Set to Enabled to automatically rebuild drives when they

fail.

Initiator ID

ID for the cluster card. It cannot have the same ID as the

other node. The default is 7.

Cluster Mode

You can enable or disable cluster mode. When you disable

cluster mode, the system operates in standard mode.
Cluster:Adapter or Standard:Adapter displays in

the upper right corner of the screen.

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Option

Description