![](/images/new-backgrounds/1103021/103021127x1.webp)
Using the Optional RAID Controller
The following paragraphs provide an overview of the optional
Factory Installed Controller
One of the options available for your system is the dual channel Mylex AcceleRAID 250 Controller board, which gives your system the added security of fault tolerance.
If you order a system with the RAID controller, the system is
Add-on Controller
If you are adding the RAID controller to an existing system, the AcceleRAID 250 BIOS Configuration Utility allows you to configure disk arrays and logical drives in your system. Since the utility resides in the AcceleRAID 250 BIOS on the RAID controller, its operation is independent of the operating system in your server. Refer to Chapter 4 in this User’s Guide for information on installing an
Note: Next Boot Status for the first Symbios SYM53C896 controller must be turned OFF if you install the optional Mylex AcceleRAID™ 250 Controller board in your system. Refer to “Symbios Configuration Utility” found earlier in this chapter.
Ensure a jumper is installed on JP10 of the Mylex
AcceleRAID 250 Controller board. Refer to the Mylex
AcceleRAID Installation Guide for the location of jumper
JP10.