Table 8.1 | General Problems and Suggested Solutions (Cont.) | |
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Pressed <Ctrl><M>. Ran | Check the drives IDs on each channel to make sure each | |
Megaconf.exe and tried to make a new | device has a different ID. | |
configuration. The system hangs when |
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scanning devices. | Check the termination. The device at the end of the channel | |
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| must be terminated. |
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| Replace the drive cable. |
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Multiple drives connected to the | Set the drives to spin on command. This will allow | |
MegaRAID SCSI | MegaRAID SCSI | |
power supply. There is a problem |
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spinning the drives all at once. |
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Pressing <Ctrl><M> or running | These utilities require a color monitor. | |
megaconf.exe does not display the |
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Management Menu. |
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At system | At least 32 Mbytes of memory must be installed before | |
MegaRAID installed, the screen display | ||
is garbled. |
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Cannot flash or update the EEPROM. | You may need a new EEPROM. | |
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Firmware Initializing... | Make sure that TERMPWR is being properly provided to | |
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| each peripheral device populated channel. |
appears and remains on the screen. | Make sure that each end of the channel chain is properly | |
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| terminated using the recommended terminator type for the |
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| peripheral device. The channel is automatically terminated |
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| at the MegaRAID SCSI |
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| connected to a channel. |
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| Make sure that memory modules are PC100 or faster. |
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| Make sure that the MegaRAID SCSI |
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| properly seated in the PCI slot. |
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What is the maximum number of | Currently, all the utilities and drivers support up to 12 | |
MegaRAID adapters per computer? | MegaRAID adapters per system. | |
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What SCSI IDs can a | ||
device have and what is maximum | 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6, regardless of the channel used. A maximum | |
number allowed per adapter? | of six | |
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Why does a failed logical array still get | To maintain the DOS Path statement integrity. | |
a drive assignment? |
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