Exiting the BIOS Configuration Utility
1.
Press <Esc> in any menu screen.
A dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice.
2.
Select <C> to exit or press <Esc> to cancel.
Initializing the physical disks
New physical disks must be converted to RAID capable disks before they can be used. When you convert a disk to a RAID capable
one, the controller configuration information is written to the physical disk.
Physical disks with the following statuses can be initialized:
•
Non-RAID
— A physical disk that was configured by a non-PERC S130.
•
Ready
— Contains no stored data but has PERC S130 configuration information.
NOTE: Physical disks that are online cannot be converted to Non-RAID or RAID Capable disks.
1.
Enter the BIOS configuration utilty. See
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
2.
In the
Main Menu
field use the arrow keys to select the
Initialize Physical Disk(s)
option.
3.
Press <Enter>.
The
Initializing the physical disk(s)
screen is displayed.
Converting to RAID disks
1.
Enter the configuration utility. See
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
2.
Use the arrow keys to select
Initializing the physical disks
menu and press <Enter>.
3.
Select
Convert to RAID disk
and press <Enter>.
4.
Press <C> to continue.
5.
In the
Physical Disks
menu, use the arrow keys to move between the physical disks and press <Insert> to select the desired
physical disk.
6.
Press <Enter>.
The selected physical disk is converted to RAID capable disks.
Converting to Non-RAID disks
1.
Enter the configuration utility. See
Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility
2.
Use the arrow keys to select
Initializing the physical disks
menu and press <Enter>.
3.
Select
Convert to Non-RAID disk
and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Create a boot virtual disk only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information
about the disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see
Disk connectivity for AHCI devices
, and for disks slot information,
see the system specific Owner's Manual at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
4.
Press <C> to continue.
5.
In the
Physical Disks
menu, use the arrow keys to move between the physical disks and press <Insert> to select the desired
physical disk.
6.
Press <Enter>.
The selected physical disk is converted to Non-RAID disks.
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