8.2BIOS Boot Error Messages

Table 8.2 describes BIOS error messages that can display when you boot the system, and suggested solutions.

Table 8.2

BIOS Boot Error Messages

 

 

 

 

 

Message

 

Problem

Suggested Solution

 

 

 

Adapter BIOS Disabled.

The MegaRAID BIOS is

Enable the BIOS using the MegaRAID BIOS

No Logical Drives

disabled. Sometimes the

Configuration Utility.

Handled by BIOS

BIOS is disabled to

 

 

 

prevent booting from the

 

 

 

BIOS.

 

 

 

 

Host Adapter at

The BIOS cannot

Make sure the MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 is

Baseport xxxx Not

communicate with the

properly installed.

Responding

 

adapter firmware.

Try moving the MegaRAID controller to another

 

 

 

slot.

 

 

 

Run the MegaRAID Manager Diagnostics to

 

 

 

verify that the MegaRAID controller is

 

 

 

functioning properly

 

 

 

No MegaRAID SCSI

The BIOS cannot

Make sure the MegaRAID SCSI 320-2 is

320-2 Adapter

communicate with the

properly installed.

 

 

adapter firmware.

Try moving the MegaRAID card to another PCI

 

 

 

slot.

 

 

 

Run the MegaRAID Manager Diagnostics to

 

 

 

verify that MegaRAID is functioning properly.

 

 

 

Configuration of

The configuration stored

1. Press a key to run MegaRAID Manager.

nonvolatile RAM

in the MegaRAID SCSI

2. Select View/Add Configuration from the

(NVRAM) and drives

320-2 adapter does not

Configure menu.

mismatch.

 

match the configuration

3. Use View/Add Configuration to examine

Run View/Add

stored in the drives.

both the configuration in NVRAM and the

Configuration option of

 

 

configuration stored on the disk drives.

Configuration Utility.

 

 

4. Resolve the problem by selecting one of the

Press any key to run the

 

 

configurations.

Configuration Utility.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Logical Drive Failed

A logical drive failed to

Make sure all physical drives are properly

 

 

sign on.

connected and are powered on.

 

 

 

Run MegaRAID Manager to find out if any

 

 

 

physical drives are not responding. Reconnect,

 

 

 

replace, or rebuild any drive that is not

 

 

 

responding.

 

 

 

 

BIOS Boot Error Messages

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