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8Intel® RAID Controller SASMF8I Hardware User’s Guide

10. Watch the boot process until you see a BIOS message to inform you of the key

combination to press to enter the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II

Configuration Utility. A message similar to the following appears:

Press <CTRL> + <E> to run the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology

II Configuration Utility.

This message times out after several seconds. If you miss it, you will pass the option

to get into the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology II Configuration Utility.

The firmware takes several seconds to initialize and then displays the Intel® RAID

Controller SASMF8I number and firmware version. The numbering of the controllers

follows the PCI slot scanning order used by the server board.

Contents

Main Page Preface Audience Organization Related Publication Page Table of Contents Page Page Page Page Page 1 Summary of SAS RAID Controller Features Usability Redundancy and Error Handling SAS and SATA Features Operating System Support Benefits of Serial-Attached SCSI (SAS) 2 Hardware Installation Requirements Installing the RAID Controller Page Page Connecting the Cables Configuring the Storage Adapter Replacing a Controller 3 Characteristics Figure 4. Card Layout Table 1. Jumper Descriptions Technical Specifications Table 1. Jumper Descriptions Table 2. Specifications Array Performance Features Tabl e 3 lists the Intel RAID Controller SASMF8I array performance features. Tabl e 4 lists the Intel RAID Controller SASMF8I fault tolerance features. Fault Tolerance Table 3. Array Performance Features Electrical Characteristics Thermal and Atmospheric Characteristics Safety Characteristics Page A Glossary of Terms and Abbreviations