Chapter 3

Controller Start-up

BIOS Options .....................................................................................

3-1

Setting BIOS Options .................................................................

3-2

BIOS Configuration Utility (RAID EzAssist) .......................................

3-4

Operating System ..............................................................................

3-4

Operating System Device Drivers ......................................................

3-4

Global Array Manager (GAM) Server ................................................

3-4

Global Array Manager (GAM) Client ..................................................

3-5

In Case of Problems ..........................................................................

3-5

Appendix A

 

AcceleRAID 170 Specifications

 

General Hardware Specifications ......................................................

A-1

AcceleRAID 170 .........................................................................

A-1

Environmental Specifications .....................................................

A-2

Appendix B

 

AcceleRAID 170 Error Messages

 

Start-up Error Messages ....................................................................

B-1

Drive Check Error Messages .............................................................

B-1

Installation Abort ................................................................................

B-2

System Reboot or Power Down .........................................................

B-3

Appendix C

 

PCI Hot Plug

 

Introduction .......................................................................................

C-1

Implementation .................................................................................

C-1

NetWare ....................................................................................

C-1

Windows NT ..............................................................................

C-3

Windows 2000 ...........................................................................

C-3

Windows 64 ...............................................................................

C-4

Appendix D

 

Enclosure Management

 

Introduction .......................................................................................

D-1

SAF-TE .............................................................................................

D-1

SES ..................................................................................................

D-2

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