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7At the promp t, select Ye s to exit, then press any key to restart the computer. Any changes

you made in Seri alSelect take effect after the computer restarts.

SerialSelect Options

The following table lists the available and default settings for each SerialSelect option and the

description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in

bold type in the table. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the settings.

SerialSelect Options Available Settings Description
Controller Configuration
Runtime BIOS Enabled
Disabled
Disabled:Scan bus
Controls the state of the BIOS at POST time.
When Enabled, the HostRAID controller BIOS
allows the controller to act as a bootable
device. Disabling the BIOS allows another
suitable HostRAID controller to act as the boot
device.
BBS Support Device
Controller
When BBS support is set to Device base, the
system’s BIOS will list each attached bootable
device to the HostRAID controller as an
individual entry. When BBS support is set to
Controller base, the system’s BIOS will only list
the HostRAID controller in the system boot
order. This is useful in a multi-HostRAID
controller configuration.
RAID Support Enabled
Disabled
When there are active arrays in the system, will
not allow you to Disable RAID support.
POST Banner Display Enabled
Disabled
When Enabled, the Adaptec banner, version,
and copyright is displayed. When Disabled, the
Adaptec banner, version, and copyright is not
displayed.
CTRL-A Message Enabled
Disabled
When set to Enabled, the SAS HostRAID
controller BIOS displays the
Press <Ctrl> <A>
for
ARC Utility message on your screen during
system bootup. If this setting is disabled, you
can still invoke the ARC utility by pressing
Ctrl+A after the SAS card BIOS banner appears.
Physical Drives Display
during Post
Enabled
Disabled
When Enabled, attached physical devices are
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 T he data transfer rate between the HostRAID
controller and devices. The default setting is
Automatic, which allows the SAS card 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:
Device:Function
None Displays the path of the storage devices in a
Host RAID controller.
Interrupt (IRQ) Channel None Displays interrupt
I/O Port Address None Displays I/O por t address