Enabled BIOS & OS
The SAS controller is controlled by
both the BIOS and OS driver
Enabled BIOS Only
The SAS controller is controlled
only by the BIOS. This setting may
not be supported by all OS drivers.
For example, it is not possible to
disable an adapter in a Windows
driver.
Enabled OS Only
SAS controller is controlled only by
the OS driver.
Disabled
SAS controller is not controlled by
the BIOS when the SAS controller
is loaded. However, the adapter is
visible through the Configuration
Protocol.
Changes to the Boot Support setting are reflected in the Status
field of the Adapter List menu. However, the new setting does
not take effect until you reboot the system.
To access the following additional screens, use the arrow keys to highlight the option and press
Enter
:
•
RAID Properties. See “
RAID Properties Screens
.”
•
SAS Topology. See “
SAS Topology Screen
.”
•
Advanced Adapter Properties. See
“Advanced Adapter Properties Screen” (page 26)
.
RAID Properties Screens
There are four screens within RAID properties, all of which are initially accessed by selecting
RAID Properties
from the Adapter Properties screen. The first screen displayed is the
Select
New Array Type
screen:
The drvcfg Utility
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