Avago Technologies LSI SAS 3041E-R - Manual (Page 170)

9-4 Fusion-MPT SAS BIOS and Setup Utility
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Note: Some devices detected by the setup utility cannot be
controlled by the SAS BIOS. Devices such as tape drives
and scanners require a device driver specific to that device.
However, the SAS BIOS setup utility can be used to modify
parameters for these devices.
9.3 Setup Utility Menu Screens
All SAS BIOS setup utility menu screens are partitioned into the following
areas, starting at the top of the screen:
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Header Area: This area lists static information text, including the
product title and version.
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Menu Area: This area lists the current screen title and controller
information. It provides a cursor for selecting bracketed menu
options, such as .
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Main Area: This is the area for presenting data. This area has a
cursor for item selection, horizontal scrolling, and vertical scrolling.
Horizontal and vertical scroll bars appear here, if needed.
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Footer Area: This area provides general help information text.
9.3.1 User Input Keys
The general key inputs listed in Table 9.1 are used for all menu screens
of the setup utility:
Table 9.1 General Input Keys
Key Definition Description
F1 Help Displays context sensitive help for the field in which the cursor is
positioned.
Arrow Keys Select Item Up, down, left, right movement to position the cursor.
Home/End Select Item
+/- Change Item Items with values in [ ] brackets are modifiable. Use the numeric keypad
’+’ and ’-’ keys to change a modifiable field to its next relative value.