Viewing Physical Disk Details

1Power-up the system to start booting.

2When prompted, press the <Ctrl><R> keys to access the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

3At the Main Menu field, select View Physical Disk Details. Press <Enter>.

4Use the arrow keys to choose a physical disk.

5Physical disk information is displayed at the top of the window:

Physical disk number

Channel number

Physical disk size

Physical disk status: New/Non-Raid/Ready/Online

Amount of free space

Manufacturer and model number

6When finished, press <Esc> to return to the main window.

Viewing Virtual Disk Details

1Power-up the system to start booting.

2When prompted, press the <Ctrl><R> keys to access the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

3At the Main Menu field, select View Virtual Disk Details. Press <Enter>.

4Use the arrow keys to choose a virtual disk.

5Virtual disk information is displayed at the top of the window and in the

Virtual Disks field:

Virtual disk number

RAID level

Size

Status (R/W, R, NA)

6When finished, press <Esc> to return to the main window.

NOTE: The Physical Disks field indicates the physical disks that are in the virtual disk, highlighted by green text.

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Dell S100, S300 manual Viewing Physical Disk Details, Viewing Virtual Disk Details