3Ware 9550SXU-12 User Manual page 79

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BIOS Loading Options
This setting is enabled by default. It allows you to boot from
Load Control.
RAID units or drives managed by the controller. If this setting is disabled, you
will only be able to boot from hard drives or peripheral devices (such as CD-
ROM or floppy) that are not managed by the controller. You may wish to
disable this setting if you have multiple controllers in a "headless" system
with no monitor or keyboard.
Options for Entering BIOS
The default key combination for entering the BIOS is Alt-3. If you
Hot Key.
wish, you can change this key combination to Ctrl-6.
Require Password. To control access to the BIOS setup program, you can
enable a security password. If you enable the password function, you must
then specify a password.
This field is where you will enter a password if you have
Change Password.
enabled the Require Password
the BIOS.
Note:
During the boot process, you can also bypass loading of the BIOS for all
controllers for one time only by pressing
from a non-3ware device without having to change the system's boot order.
Changing BIOS Settings
You can change the BIOS settings from the Bios Option Settings screen in
3BM.
To change the BIOS Settings
1 On the 3BM BIOS Manager screen,
2 On the pop-up menu, select
The BIOS Option Settings screen appears.
3 through the options and make the desired changes.
Tab
4 to and press
Tab OK
Adjusting BIOS Option Settings
setting. This password will control access to
.
Alt-B
This is useful to temporarily boot
Tab to Settings
BIOS and press Enter
to return to the main screen.
Enter
and press Enter .
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