Mylex AcceleRAID 352, Installation Manual

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Manual No. 775051 3-1
Chapter 3
Controller Start-up
This chapter describes:
• BIOS Options
• BIOS Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist)
• Operating System, Device Drivers, GAM
• What to Check in Case of Problems
This chapter describes the AcceleRAID 352 RAID controller start-up
procedures and messages produced by the BIOS during start-up or re-boot.
This chapter also explains three BIOS options that are available for
configuring controller operation.
BIOS Options
After physically installing the controller and connecting the cabling, do the
following steps if you need to set or modify the BIOS options (see “Setting
BIOS Options” on page 3-2 for details):
1. Power on the computer.
2. Watch the messages on the screen for the following prompt to be
displayed:
Press <ALT-M> for BIOS options
3. Press Alt – M to get into the BIOS Options menu.
4. The BIOS Options menu provides the following items to choose from:
5. To select any of the items in the menu, highlight the selection with the
Up Arrow or Down Arrow . Press Enter to toggle any of the 3 items.
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Note
BIOS must be enabled to toggle the CD-ROM boot
and the Drive geometry parameters.