3.
Use the arrow keys to choose a virtual disk.
4.
The following details of the virtual disks are displayed:
a. Virtual disk number
b. RAID Level
c. Size
d. Status (
Read Ahead/Write Back, No Read Ahead/Write Back, Read Ahead/Write Through, No Read Ahead/Write
Through
)
5.
Press <Esc> to return to the main window.
NOTE: The Physical Disks field indicates the physical disks that are in the virtual disk, highlighted by green text.
Rescanning the disks
The
Rescan Disks
option rescans all the channels, searches for new or removed physical disks, and re-reads the configuration
information from each physical disk.
NOTE: Sometimes when a physical disk has failed, you can get it online through a rescan.
1.
Enter the
BIOS Configuration Utility
. See
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
.
2.
In the
Main Menu
screen, use the arrows to select the
Rescan Disks
.
3.
Press <Enter> to continue rescanning.
Controller Options
The
Controller Options
feature helps you to enable the
BIOS Stop on Error
option. The boot process pauses when
Pause if...
is
enabled and a virtual disk becomes
Degraded
or has
Failed
. Press <Enter> to continue booting.
View the error message on the window. If
Pause...
is
OFF
, the error message is displayed briefly, but the system continues to boot.
1.
Enter the
BIOS Configuration Utility
. See
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
.
2.
In the
Main Menu
screen, use the arrows to select the
Controller Options
.
3.
In the
Controller Options
field, use the up or down arrow keys to scroll to the desired controller option.
a.
Pause if Degraded
When
ON
, the BIOS stops booting when a degraded virtual disk is found.
Press <Enter> to toggle between
ON
and
OFF
.
b.
Pause if Failed
When
ON
, the BIOS stops booting when a failed virtual disk is found.
Press <Enter> to toggle between
ON
and
OFF
.
c.
Manage Physical Disk Write Cache
•
If the option is set to
Default
:
– the physical disk write cache policy is enabled for SSDs and HDDs of bandwidth 3 Gbps.
– the physical disk write cache feature is disabled for HDDs of bandwidth 6 Gbps.
•
If the option is set to
Enable
, the feature is enabled on the disk selected.
•
If the option is set to
Disable
, The feature is disabled on the disk selected.
4.
Press <Esc> to return to the main window.
Continue to boot
1.
Enter the
BIOS Configuration Utility
. See
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
.
2.
In the
Main Menu
screen, use the arrows to select the
Continue to Boot
.
The system restarts normally.
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