Avago Technologies AcceleRAID 150 - Manual (Page 49)

Controller Start-up
Manual No. 775020 3-5
Installing the AcceleRAID into an Existing System with a
SCSI Boot Device
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WARNING
If an existing operating system is running on a
SCSI boot drive using the Symbios Logic SCSI
adapter embedded on the system board, the
AcceleRAID controller must be installed as the
primary (boot) controller.
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You must do the
following BEFORE installing the AcceleRAID
controller:
1. Back up all data on all SCSI devices (including the boot device) that
are controlled by an on-board Symbios Logic 810 SCSI device driver.
2. Shut down or exit from the operating system and run the system BIOS
setup utility when prompted by pressing F2.
3. Switch to Advanced Settings.
4. Open PCI Configuration.
5. Open PCI Device, Embedded SCSI Devices.
6. Change the Option ROM Scan to DISABLED. Enable Master should
be set to ENABLED and Latency Timer should be at least 0040h.
7. Save the settings and exit by pressing F10.
8. At the memory check, power down the server.
Install the AcceleRAID as the primary controller as documented:
1. Install the AcceleRAID controller hardware and disk drives, and cable
and terminate properly as described in Chapter 2.
2. Run RAID EzAssist according to the instructions in “BIOS
Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist)”
3. Use the configuration utility to set up one or more disk arrays and save
the configuration (RAID EzAssist Configuration Utility User Reference
Guide).
1. This warning does not apply if the operating system is installed
on an IDE device.