American Megatrends MegaRAID Express 500 - Manual (Page 86)

MegaRAID Express 500 Hardware Guide 72
Problem Suggested Solution
Firmware Initializing...
appears and remains on the screen.
Make sure that TERMPWR is being properly
provided to each peripheral device populated
channel.
Make sure that each end of the channel chain
is properly terminated using the recommended
terminator type for the peripheral device. The
channel is automatically terminated at the
MegaRAID Express 500 card if only one cable
is connected to a channel.
Make sure (on a channel basis) only two type
of cables are connected at any one time.
Make sure that the MegaRAID Express 500
controller is properly seated in the PCI slot.
What SCSI IDs can a non-hard disk
device have and what is maximum
number allowed per adapter? Non-hard disk devices can accommodate only
SCSI IDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, regardless of the
channel used. A maximum of six non-hard
disk devices are supported per MegaRAID
Express 500 adapter.
Why does a failed logical array still
get a drive assignment? To maintain the DOS Path statement integrity.