BIOS Boot Error Messages
Message | Problem | Suggested Solution |
Adapter BIOS Disabled. | The MegaRAID BIOS is | Enable the BIOS via the |
No Logical Drives | disabled. Sometimes the | MegaRAID BIOS Setup |
Handled by BIOS | BIOS is disabled to | utility. |
| prevent booting from the |
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| BIOS. |
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Host Adapter at Baseport | The BIOS cannot | Make sure MegaRAID |
xxxx Not Responding | communicate with the | Express 500 is properly |
| adapter firmware. | installed. |
No MegaRAID Express | The BIOS cannot | Make sure MegaRAID |
500 Adapter | communicate with the | Express 500 is properly |
| adapter firmware. | installed. |
Configuration of | The configuration stored | Press a key to run |
NVRAM and drives | in the MegaRAID Express | MegaRAID Manager. |
mismatch. | 500 adapter does not |
|
Run View/Add | match the configuration | Choose View/Add |
Configuration option of | stored in the drives. | Configuration from the |
Configuration Utility. |
| Configure menu. |
Press any key to run the |
| Use View/Add |
Configuration Utility. |
| |
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| Configuration to examine |
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| both the configuration in |
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| NVRAM and the |
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| configuration stored on the |
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| disk drives. Resolve the |
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| problem by selecting one |
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| of the configurations. |
1 Logical Drive Failed | A logical drive failed to | Make sure all physical |
| sign on. | drives are properly |
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| connected and are powered |
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| on. |
|
| Run MegaRAID Manager |
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| to find out if any physical |
|
| drives are not responding. |
|
| Reconnect, replace, or |
|
| rebuild any drive that is |
|
| not responding. |
X Logical Drives | x number of logical drives | Make sure all physical |
Degraded | signed on in a degraded | drives are properly |
| state. | connected and are powered |
|
| on. |
|
| Run MegaRAID Manager |
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| to find if any physical |
|
| drives are not responding. |
|
| Reconnect, replace, or |
|
| rebuild any drive that is |
|
| not responding. |
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