BIOS Error Messages

Table 6-4. BIOS Error Messages

Message

Meaning

 

 

Press <Ctrl+C> to Enable BIOS

When the BIOS is disabled, you are given the option to

 

enable it by entering the configuration utility. You can

 

change the setting to Enabled in the configuration utility.

Adapter at Baseport xxxx is not responding where xxxx is the baseport of the controller

If the controller does not respond for any reason but is detected by the BIOS, it displays this warning and continues. Shut down the system and try to reseat the controller. If this message appears again, Contact Dell.

Following SAS targets are not

When the BIOS determines that previously configured

responding...

physical disks are not connected to the controller, the BIOS

 

displays this warning and continues to boot. The system

 

continues to boot. See "Physical Disk Related Issues" on

 

page 38 for troubleshooting tips.

 

 

Adapter configuration may have

Start the Configuration Utility and confirm the configuration

changed, reconfiguration is

of the SAS 6/iR controller.

recommended!

 

Press CTRL-C to run Dell SAS 6

 

Configuration Utility…

 

 

 

Initializing...

Displays while the BIOS is waiting to initialize.

 

 

SAS discovery error

Indicates that there was a discovery error reported by the

 

firmware and may be accompanied by more such messages.

 

Enter the Configuration Utility to investigate.

 

 

Integrated RAID exception detected:

The BIOS detected an exception with one or more RAID

 

virtual disk. For additional troubleshooting information, see

 

the error message "Volume (xx:yy:zzz) is

 

currently in state “STATE”.

Volume (xx:yy:zzz) is currently in state “STATE”

Lists the current state of the specified virtual disk when it is not optimal. The state may include:

INACTIVE: The virtual disk is inactive, possibly foreign, or could be in any one of the states mentioned below.

DEGRADED: The virtual disk is in a degraded state and has lost redundancy.

RESYNCING: The virtual disk is degraded and currently rebuilding.

FAILED: The virtual disk has an error and is in a failed state.

MISSING: The virtual disk is no longer present though a record of it remains.

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