Dell Precision 5820 Tower, Owner'S Manual

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MegaRAID controller options
During bootup, press <Ctrl> + <R> when prompted by the BIOS screen to get to the BIOS configuration utility.
Table 19. MegaRAID configuration utility
Option Description
VD Mgmt (Virtual Device Management)
This option is used to import the existing configuration to the
RAID controller or clear the existing configuration. The right-
hand panel of the screen lists attributes of the virtual drive or
other device selected in the left panel.
● Virtual Drives
● Drives
● Available size
● Hot spare drives
PD Mgmt (Physical Drive Management)
This screen displays basic information about existing physical
drives connected to the selected controller, including drive
ID, vendor, size, type, and state and allows you to manage
physical drives.
Press F2 to show the context menu:
● Rebuild
● Copyback
● Locate
● Place Drive online
● Place drive offline
●
Make Global HS
● Remove Hot Spare drive
● Make JBOD
● Make unconfigured good
● Prepare for Removal
Ctrl Mgmt (Control Management)
This screen allows you to change the settings for controller
options such as Enable Controller BIOS, Enable BIOS Stop on
Error and others. It also allows you to select a bootable virtual
drive, restore default controller settings.
Properties
The Properties screen displays the controller properties like
current versions of the controller BIOS, the MegaRAID
firmware the Configuration Utility and the Boot block.
NOTE: Press <Ctrl> + <N> to move to the next screen and Press <Ctrl> + <P> to go back to the previous screen.
System and setup password
Table 20. System and setup password
Password type Description
System password Password that you must enter to log on to your system.
Setup password Password that you must enter to access and make changes to
the BIOS settings of your computer.
You can create a system password and a setup password to secure your computer.
CAUTION: The password features provide a basic level of security for the data on your computer.
106 System Setup