Mylex eXtremeRAID 1100, Installation Manual

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Controller Start-up
4-2 eXtremeRAID Installation Guide
Controller Start-up
The controller start-up procedure is the first step in confirming that the
controller is correctly installed and working properly. The start-up procedure
should be performed prior to any software configuration. There are two start-
up sequences: the BIOS Options sequence and the BIOS Configuration
Utility sequence. Either start-up sequence can be skipped by ignoring the
<ALT-M>
and/or the
<ALT-R>
prompt when the computer is started up.
BIOS Options Sequence
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 4-3 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.