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Table 5-2. Pre-Installation Procedures For The Controller Drivers
Procedure Steps
1 Confirm or change
configuration settings
at the
Dell PowerEdge
System window
a Boot the system. When the Dell Power-On Self-Test
(POST) screen appears, press <F2>.
b Wait un ti l t he Dell PowerEdge System window
appears. Perform the following, depending on the
controller:
•
For a PERC S100 adapter : Scroll to SATA
Settings . Press <Enter>. At the sub-screen,
confirm that the SATA Controller is set to a RAID
mode.
NOTE: If necessary, use the space bar to change the
setting.
• For a PERC S300 adapter : Scroll to SATA
Settings . Press <Enter>. At the sub-screen, set
SATA Controller to either ATA Mode or AHCI .
NOTE: If necessary, use the space bar to change the
setting.
c Press <Esc> to exit.
d Press <Esc> again . The following occurs:
•If no change was made at step b, the boot sequence
continues.
•If a change was made at stepb , a dialog box appears.
Select Save Changes and Exit . Press <Enter>.
The boot sequence continues.
NOTE: If you decide to change from a PERC S100 adapter to
a PERC S300 adapter, make sure that you also change the
setting at SATA SettingsSATA Controller
from a RAID mode to ATA Mode. See stepb.
2 Install the PERC S300
adapter (as required)
See "Install the PERC S300" in the Hardware Installation
Guide, located on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com/manuals.
3 Initialize physical disks
(as required)
See "Initializing Physical Disks" on page50.
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