Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S300 - Manual (Page 62)

62 Troubleshooting
Boot Mode, Boot Sequence,
and/or Boot Sequence Retry are
set incorrectly
1 At system startup, when the Dell POST screen
appears, press <F2> to enter the Dell Inc.
PowerEdge BIOS screen.
2 Scroll to Boot Settings. Press <Enter> and
make sure that Boot Mode is set to BIOS.
3 Scroll to Boot Sequence. Press <Enter> and
make sure that Hard drive C: (* PERC
S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter) is
the first device listed.
* The variable text displayed here might be:
Embedded SATA 1, Slot 1, or Integrated
SAS.
4 Scroll to Boot Sequence Retry. Make sure
that the setting is Enabled.
5 Press <Esc> to exit and continue booting.
NOTE: If changes are made at the Dell Inc.
PowerEdge BIOS screen, a dialog box appears and
asks you to save your changes and then exit.
Bootable virtual disk is in a
failed state
1 Press <Ctrl><Alt><Del> to restart.
2 After the system restarts, press <Ctrl><R>.
Check the status of the bootable virtual disk at the
Virtual Disk field, or by highlighting View
Virtual Disks Details and pressing
<Enter>.
3 Check for missing or offline physical disks.
The boot order is incorrect for a
bootable virtual disk
1 When prompted at system startup, press
<Ctrl><R> to access the PERC Virtual Disk
Management utility.
2 Check Virtual Disks and make sure that the
bootable virtual disk is the first virtual disk listed.
3 As required, use the Swap Two Virtual
Disks option to reposition the virtual disks.
Table 7-1. System Does Not Boot
Likely Causes to Check Corrective Actions
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