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Using Adaptec RAID Configuration

In this Chapter

 

Using the Array Configuration Utility

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Using the SCSISelect Utility

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Using the Controller Configuration Utility

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Using the SCSI Configuration Utility

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Using the Disk Utilities

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Viewing the Event Log

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The Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility (ARC) is an embedded BIOS utility that includes an Array Configuration Utility (ACU) that allows the creation, configuration, and management of arrays. Also included are SCSISelect which supports changing SCSI device and controller settings, and Disk Utilities to low-level format or verify disk media.

Adaptec also provides a standalone utility to create, configure, and manage arrays from an MS-DOS prompt. This utility is called Array Configuration Utility (ACU) for MS-DOS and it is described in the Adaptec SCSI RAID Software Reference Guide. This chapter describes only the functionality of the BIOS-based ACU.

To run ARC, when prompted by the following message during the system boot process press Ctrl+A :

Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility

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