BIOS Error Messages
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Press <Ctrl+C> to Enable BIOS | When the BIOS is disabled, you are given the option to |
| enable it by entering the configuration utility. You can |
| change the setting to Enabled in the configuration utility. |
Adapter at Baseport xxxx is not responding where xxxx is the baseport of the controller
If the controller does not respond for any reason but is detected by the BIOS, it displays this warning and continues. Shut down the system and try to reseat the controller. If this message appears again, Contact Dell.
Following SAS targets are not | When the BIOS determines that previously configured |
responding... | physical disks are not connected to the controller, the BIOS |
| displays this warning and continues to boot. The system |
| continues to boot. See "Physical Disk Related Issues" on |
| page 38 for troubleshooting tips. |
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Adapter configuration may have | Start the Configuration Utility and confirm the configuration |
changed, reconfiguration is | of the SAS 6/iR controller. |
recommended! |
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Press |
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Configuration Utility… |
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Initializing... | Displays while the BIOS is waiting to initialize. |
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SAS discovery error | Indicates that there was a discovery error reported by the |
| firmware and may be accompanied by more such messages. |
| Enter the Configuration Utility to investigate. |
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Integrated RAID exception detected: | The BIOS detected an exception with one or more RAID |
| virtual disk. For additional troubleshooting information, see |
| the error message "Volume (xx:yy:zzz) is |
| currently in state “STATE”. |
Volume (xx:yy:zzz) is currently in state “STATE”
Lists the current state of the specified virtual disk when it is not optimal. The state may include:
•INACTIVE: The virtual disk is inactive, possibly foreign, or could be in any one of the states mentioned below.
•DEGRADED: The virtual disk is in a degraded state and has lost redundancy.
•RESYNCING: The virtual disk is degraded and currently rebuilding.
•FAILED: The virtual disk has an error and is in a failed state.
•MISSING: The virtual disk is no longer present though a record of it remains.
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