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At the prompt, select Yes to exit, then press any key to restart the computer. Any changes
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you made in SerialSelect take effect after the computer restarts.
SerialSelect Options
The following table lists the available and default settings for each SerialSelect option and the
description of each option. The default settings are appropriate for most systems and appear in
bold type in the table. Adaptec recommends that you do not change the settings.
SerialSelect Options
Controller Configuration
Runtime BIOS
BBS Support
RAID Support
POST Banner Display
CTRL-A Message
Physical Drives Display
during Post
PHY Configuration
PHY Rate
SAS Address
Controller Properties
PCI Slot: Bus:
Device:Function
Interrupt (IRQ) Channel
I/O Port Address
Appendix C: Using the ARC Utility
Available Settings
Description
Enabled
Controls the state of the BIOS at POST time.
Disabled
When Enabled, the
Disabled:Scan bus
allows the controller to act as a bootable
device. Disabling the BIOS allows another
suitable
device.
Device
When BBS support is set to Device base, the
Controller
system's BIOS will list each attached bootable
device to the
individual entry. When BBS support is set to
Controller base, the system's BIOS will only list
HostRAID
the
order. This is useful in a multi-
controller configuration.
Enabled
When there are active arrays in the system, will
Disabled
not allow you to Disable RAID support.
Enabled
When Enabled, the Adaptec banner, version,
Disabled
and copyright is displayed. When Disabled, the
Adaptec banner, version, and copyright is not
displayed.
Enabled
When set to Enabled, the SAS
Disabled
controller BIOS displays the Press <Ctrl> <A> for
ARC Utility message on your screen during
system bootup. If this setting is disabled, you
can still invoke the ARC utility by pressing
Ctrl+A after the SAS card BIOS banner appears.
Enabled
When Enabled, attached physical devices are
Disabled
displayed during system POST. Displaying the
devices adds a few seconds to the overall POST
time.
Auto, 1.5, 3.0
The data transfer rate between the
controller and devices. The default setting is
Automatic, which allows the SAS card to adjust
the speed as needed.
0-F
Specifies the last digit of a 64-bit SAS address
of the
port using a globally unique worldwide name
(WWN) identifier.
None
Displays the path of the storage devices in a
Host RAID controller.
None
Displays interrupt
None
Displays I/O port address
HostRAID
controller BIOS
HostRAID
controller to act as the boot
HostRAID
controller as an
controller in the system boot
HostRAID
HostRAID
HostRAID
controller, device, and each
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HostRAID
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