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Using the CCU

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BIOS Utilities Using the CCU To access the Controller Configuration Utility (CCU): 1 Turn on your computer and press Ctrl+A when prompted to access the ARC utility. 2 If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you want to configure and press Enter. 3 From the ARC menu, select SATASelect. The Controller Configuration and SATA Configuration menu options are displayed. 4 Select Controller Configuration. You can modify the following Controller Interface options: s Runtime BIOS-Enables or disables the controller's runtime BIOS. The BIOS must be enabled if you want to boot from the controller. If Runtime BIOS is enabled and the Array-based BBS Support option is disabled, the controller BIOS is enabled and will post the first array (or drive) attached to the controller as a bootable hard disk drive. The default is Enabled. s Array-Based BBS Support-If Runtime BIOS, and this option are enabled, all devices (array or drives) on each controller in the system are posted as BBS devices. In a BBS-enabled system, if array-based BBS support is enabled, the Hard Drive Boot order menu includes entries for all arrays (or drives) connected to the installed RAID controllers. The default is Enabled. s Physical Drives Display during POST- The default is Disabled. A-8

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BIOS Utilities
Using the CCU
To access the Controller Configuration Utility (CCU):
1
Turn on your computer and press
Ctrl+A
when prompted to
access the ARC utility.
2
If multiple controllers are installed, select the controller you
want to configure and press
Enter
.
3
From the ARC menu, select
SATASelect
.
The
Controller Configuration
and
SATA Configuration
menu
options are displayed.
4
Select
Controller Configuration
.
You can modify the following Controller Interface options:
■
Runtime BIOS
—
Enables or disables the controller
’
s
runtime BIOS. The BIOS must be enabled if you want to boot
from the controller.
If Runtime BIOS is enabled and the
Array-based BBS
Support
option is disabled, the controller BIOS is enabled
and will post the first array (or drive) attached to the
controller as a bootable hard disk drive.
The default is
Enabled
.
■
Array-Based BBS Support
—
If
Runtime BIOS
, and this
option are enabled, all devices (array or drives) on each
controller in the system are posted as BBS devices.
In a BBS-enabled system, if array-based BBS support is
enabled, the Hard Drive Boot order menu includes entries
for all arrays (or drives) connected to the installed RAID
controllers.
The default is
Enabled
.
■
Physical Drives Display during POST
—
The default is
Disabled
.