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SerialSelect Options

Available Settings

Description

 

Physical Drives Display

Enabled

When Enabled, connected physical devices are

 

during Post

Disabled

displayed during system POST. Displaying the

 

 

 

devices adds a few seconds to the overall POST

 

 

 

time.

 

PHY Configuration

 

 

 

PHY Rate

Auto, 1.5, 3.0

The data transfer rate between the HostRAID

 

 

 

controller and devices. The default setting is

 

 

 

Automatic, which allows the SAS HostRAID

 

 

 

controller to adjust the speed as needed.

 

SAS Address

0-F

Specifies the last digit of a 64-bit SAS address of

 

 

 

the HostRAID controller, device, and each port

 

 

 

using a globally unique worldwide name (WWN)

 

 

 

identifier.

 

Controller Properties

 

 

 

PCI Slot: Bus:

None

Displays the path of the storage devices in a Host

 

Device:Function

 

RAID controller.

 

Interrupt (IRQ) Channel

None

Displays interrupt

 

I/O Port Address

None

Displays I/O port address

 

Device ID

None

Displays device ID

 

Controller Serial

None

Displays controller serial number

 

Number

 

 

 

Controller WWN

None

Displays the controller WWN

 

 

 

 

Using SATASelect

The SATASelect utility allows you to change the BIOS and SATA HostRAID controller and device settings without opening the computer cabinet.

To access SATASelect:

1Restart the computer, then press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility.

2If multiple HostRAID controllers are installed, select the HostRAID controller you want to configure, then press Enter.

3From the ARC menu, select SATASelect Utility.

4To select a menu option, browse with the arrow keys to the option, then press Enter. In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing Esc.

5To restore the default SATASelect values, press F6 from within the SATA Driver and Controller Configuration screen.

6To exit SATASelect, press Esc until a message prompts you to exit (if you changed any settings, you are prompted to save the changes before you exit).

7At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any key to restart the computer. Any changes you made in SATASelect take effect after the computer restarts.

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Adaptec 1420SA, 58300, 44300, 48300, 1220SA, 1225SA, 1430SA manual Using SATASelect, PHY Configuration

1430SA, 1225SA, 1420SA, 1220SA, 48300 specifications

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