Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence
4On the Maintain Disk Array screen, Tab to Verify Array and change the selection to Yes.
5Tab to OK and press Enter. Initialization of the unit begins.
Initialization of a RAID 1 unit results in data from one disk (the disk on the lower channel number) being copied to the other disk. In RAID 10 units, data from one half of the array is copied to the other half.
After the initial verification, subsequent verifies to a RAID 1 or 10 unit check for data consistency by comparing the data from one drive (or set of drives) to the other drive (or set of drives).
Checking the Motherboard Boot Sequence
Using your computer’s Setup utility, ensure that it shows the appropriate boot device.
After installing the 3ware 9000 controller in your system, go into the BIOS for your computer system to check and change the boot order. This is necessary because most systems automatically change the boot order when they detect a newly installed controller and device. Refer to the documentation for your system for information about starting the system BIOS.
If the OS is already installed on a unit connected to the system, be sure that device precedes the 3ware RAID controller in the boot sequence. If you have other disks installed on the motherboard, the 3ware RAID controller should precede them in boot order.
If you will install your OS on a disk or array attached to the 3ware RAID controller, specify the controller as the boot device. (Note that if you configured more than one unit, the drive(s) specified as Unit 0 will be treated as the boot disk.)
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