Dell 3 - Manual (Page 152)

150 PERC 3 BIOS Configuration Utility
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The PERC 3 BIOS Configuration Utility configures disk arrays and logical
drives. Because the utility resides in the PERC 3 BIOS, its operation is
independent of the operating systems on your computer. This chapter
describes the utility, and the configuration options it offers. Clustering is
described at the end of the chapter.
Configuration On Disk
PERC 3 supports Configuration on Disk (drive roaming.) Configuration on
Disk saves configuration information both in the PERC 3 non-volatile
random access memory (NVRAM) and on the physical drives attached to
the PERC 3. If the PERC 3 is replaced, the new PERC 3 controller can
detect the RAID configuration, maintaining the integrity of the data on
each drive even if the drives have changed target ID.
Perform the following steps to enable configuration on disk support:
1 Press <Ctrl> <M> at the PERC 3 power-on self test (POST) screen
to run the BIOS Configuration Utility.
2 Select Configure Menu—> View/Add Configuration.
3 Select Disk when asked to use Disk or NVRAM.
4 Select Save.
5 Press <Esc> to exit the utility.
6 Reboot the computer.
Starting the PERC 3 BIOS
Configuration Utility
When the host computer boots, hold the <Ctrl> key and press the <M>
key when the following appears:
HA -0 (Bus 1 Dev 6) Type: PERC 3/QC Standard FW x.xx SDRAM=
128MB
0 Logical Drives found on the Host Adapter
Adapter BIOS Disabled, No Logical Drives handled by BIOS
0 Logical Drive(s) handled by BIOS