Other Potential Problems; Table 13-4. Other Potential Problems - Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3 User Manual

Other Potential Problems

Table 13-4 describes other items that might cause problems.
Ta b l e 1 3 - 4 . O t h e r P o t e n t i a l P r o b l e m s
Topic Information
Physical drive
To display the Media Error and Other Error options, select
errors
the Objects—> Physical Drive menu and press <F2> after you
select a physical drive. A Media Error is an error that occurred
while actually transferring data. An Other Error is an error that
occurs at the hardware level, such as a device failure, poor
cabling, bad termination, or signal loss.
Virtual sizing The virtual sizing option enables RAID expansion. Virtual
sizing must be enabled to increase the size of a logical drive or
add a physical drive to an existing logical drive. To enable
virtual sizing, run the BIOS Configuration Utility by pressing
<Ctrl> <M> at bootup. Select Objects—> Logical Drive.
Then select View—> Update Parameters. Set virtual sizing to
Enabled.
PERC 3 Power The maximum PERC 3 power requirements are 15 watts at
Requirements 5 v and 3 amps.
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Windows NT Refer to the PERC 3 Operating System Driver Installation
does not detect Guide for the chapter about Windows NT driver installation.
the PERC 3
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