Step 8 start the system – Dell PERC 4/DC User Manual
Page 16
Step 8 Start the System
Replace the system cover and reconnect the AC power cords. Turn power on to the host system. Set up the power supplies so that the SCSI devices are
powered up at the same time as or before the host system. If the system is powered up before a SCSI device, the device might not be recognized.
During bootup, the BIOS message appears:
PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller BIOS Version x.xx date
Copyright (c) LSI Logic Corp.
Firmware Initializing... [ Scanning SCSI Device ...(etc.)... ]
The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. During this time, the adapter scans the SCSI channel. When ready, the following appears:
HA –0 (Bus 1 Dev 6) Type: PERC 4/xx Standard FW x.xx SDRAM=xxxMB
Battery Module is Present on Adapter
0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter
0 Logical Drive(s) handled by BIOS
Press <Ctrl><M> to run PERC 4 BIOS Configuration Utility
The BIOS Configuration Utility prompt times out after several seconds.
The host controller number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size display in the second portion of the BIOS message. The numbering of the controllers
follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the host motherboard.
Light-emitting Diode (LED) Description
When you start the system, the boot block and firmware perform a number of steps that load the operating system and allow the system to function properly.
The boot block contains the operating system loader and other basic information needed during startup.
As the system boots, the LEDs indicate the status of the boot block and firmware initialization and whether the system performed the steps correctly. If there
is an error during startup, you can use the LED display to identify it.
displays the LEDs and execution states for the boot block.
displays the LEDs and execution states during firmware initialization. The LEDs
display in hexadecimal format so that you can determine the number and the corresponding execution state from the LEDs that display.
Table 3-5. Boot Block States
LED
Execution State
0x01 Setup 8-bit Bus for access to Flash and 8-bit devices successful