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Using the ACU, Managing Arrays, Viewing Array Properties

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BIOS Utilities To run ARC, press Ctrl+A when prompted by the following message during the system startup: Press for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility If your computer contains two or more Adaptec 1210SA controllers, a list of controllers is displayed. Use the arrow keys to select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. The ARC menu presents the following options: s Array Configuration Utility (ACU) s SATASelect utility s Disk utilities To highlight an option within ARC, use the arrow keys; to select an option, press Enter; to return to the previous menu at any time, press Esc. Using the ACU The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to create, manage, and delete arrays from the controller's BIOS, and initialize drives. Managing Arrays Use the Manage Arrays option to view array properties and members, and delete arrays. The following sections describe these operations in greater detail. Viewing Array Properties To view the properties of an existing array: 1 At the BIOS prompt, press Ctrl+A. 2 From the ARC menu, select Array Configuration Utility (ACU). 3 From the ACU menu, select Manage Arrays. 4 From the List of Arrays dialog box, select the array you want to view and press Enter. The Array Properties dialog box appears, showing detailed information on the array. The physical disks associated with the array are displayed here. 5 Press Esc to return to the previous menu. A-2

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BIOS Utilities
To run ARC, press
Ctrl+A
when
prompted by the following
message during the system startup:
Press <Ctrl><A> for Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility
If your computer contains two or more Adaptec 1210SA
controllers, a list of controllers is displayed. Use the arrow keys to
select the controller you want to configure and press
Enter
.
The ARC menu presents the following options:
■
Array Configuration Utility (ACU)
■
SATA
Select
utility
■
Disk utilities
To highlight an option within ARC, use the
arrow keys; to select an
option, press
Enter
; to return to the previous menu at any time,
press
Esc
.
Using the ACU
The Array Configuration Utility (ACU) enables you to create, manage,
and delete arrays from the controller
’
s BIOS, and initialize drives.
Managing Arrays
Use the
Manage Arrays
option to view array properties and
members, and delete arrays. The following sections describe these
operations in greater detail.
Viewing Array Properties
To view the properties of an existing array:
1
At the BIOS prompt, press
Ctrl+A
.
2
From the ARC menu, select
Array Configuration Utility
(ACU).
3
From the ACU menu, select
Manage Arrays
.
4
From the
List of Arrays
dialog box, select the array you want to
view and press
Enter
.
The
Array Properties
dialog box appears, showing detailed
information on the array. The physical disks associated with the
array are displayed here.
5
Press
Esc
to return to the previous menu.