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3. McBIOS RAID Manager
The system mainboard BIOS automatically configures the following
6Gb/s SAS RAID controller parameters at power-up:
• I/O Port Address
• Interrupt Channel (IRQ)
• Controller ROM Base Address
Use McBIOS RAID manager to further configure the 6Gb/s SAS RAID
controller to suit your server hardware and operating system.
3.1 Starting the McBIOS RAID Manager
This section explains how to use the McBIOS RAID manager to
configure your RAID system. The McBIOS RAID manager is de-
signed to be user-friendly. It is a menu-driven program, residing
in the firmware, which allows you to scroll through various menus
and sub-menus and select among the predetermined configuration
options.
When starting a system with a 6Gb/s SAS RAID controller in-
stalled, it will display the following message on the monitor during
the start-up sequence (after the system BIOS startup screen but
before the operating system boots):
ARC-1880 PCIEx8/5.0G RAID Controller - DRAM: 256(MB) / #Channels: 16
BIOS: V1.22 / Date: 2006-8-07 - F/W: V1.42 / Date: 2007-3-1
Bus/Dev/Fun= 3/0/0, I/0-Port=28000000h, IRQ=11, BIOS=C800 : 0h
ID-LUN=00-0, Vol="Areca ARC-1880-VOL#000R001", Size=3.6 (TB)
ID-LUN=00-1, Vol="Areca ARC-1880-VOL#001R001", Size=3.6 (TB)
ID-LUN=00-2, Vol="Areca ARC-1880-VOL#002R001", Size=3.6 (TB)
RAID controller BIOS not installed
Press <Tab/F6> to enter SETUP menu. 9 second(s) left <ESC to Skip>..
The McBIOS RAID manager message remains on your screen for
about nine seconds, giving you time to start the configuration
menu by pressing Tab or F6. If you do not wish to enter configu-
ration menu, press ESC to skip configuration immediately. When
activated, the McBIOS RAID manager window appears showing a
selection dialog box listing the 6Gb/s SAS RAID controllers that are
installed in the system.
The legend at the bottom of the screen shows you what keys are
enabled for the windows.
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