Table 7-1. System Does Not Boot

Likely Causes to Check

Corrective Actions

ANon-Raid virtual disk is no longer in the first position in the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility list after the system is rebooted

NOTE: When booting from a Non-Raid virtual disk, creating a virtual disk in Dell OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management changes the virtual disk order and displaces the bootable Non-Raid virtual disk from the first position. PERC S100 adapter or PERC S300 adapter then attempts to boot from the first virtual disk.

NOTE: A Non-Raid virtual disk can be created from Non-Raid physical disks (which are physical disks initialized at a non-PERC S100 adapter or a non- PERC S300 adapter).

1 When prompted at system startup, press <Ctrl><R> to access the PERC Virtual Disk Management utility.

2 Check Virtual Disks and determine if the bootable Non-Raid virtual disk is no longer in the first position.

3 Use the Swap Two Virtual Disks option to swap the virtual disks and place the bootable Non- Raid virtual disk in the first position of the Virtual Disks field.

Table 7-2. The PERC Virtual Disk Management Option Does Not Display

Likely Causes to Check

Corrective Actions

 

 

The PERC S100 adapter mode

See Table 7-1 for the correct SATA Setting.

is set incorrectly in the system

 

BIOS

 

The PERC S300 adapter is not seated correctly

Make sure that the PERC S300 adapter is installed in the correct slot and is properly seated.

Troubleshooting

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