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1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Under Search technical support, type 8485 or 8490 (depending on the machine type for your server model), and click Search. 3. Select the instructions for your operating system. Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Restart the server. 3. Press F12. 4. Select the startup device. The next time that the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program (hot-swap SAS/SATA models only) Notes: 1. RAID options and HostRAID are not supported on the SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems. 2. A configuration conflict (error code 1801) might occur if SATA RAID and SAS/SATA RAID are both enabled. If you are enabling SAS/SATA RAID, make sure that the SATA RAID Enable option in the Configuration/Setup Utility program is disabled (for more information, see "Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature" on page 61). Use the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program to configure SAS devices. The SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program is available on hot-swap SATA or SAS models only. Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program To start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt > appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. Note: If the prompt > does not appear, start the Configuration/Setup Utility (see "Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 51), select Devices and I/O Ports --> Advanced Chipset Control --> Serial ATA, and make sure that the Serial ATA options are set to the following values: Native Mode Operation: SATA Controller Mode Option: SATA RAID Auto Enhanced Enabled 58 xSeries 206m Types 8485 and 8490: User's Guide

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1.
Go
to
2.
Under
Search
technical
support
,
type
8485
or
8490
(depending
on
the
machine
type
for
your
server
model),
and
click
Search
.
3.
Select
the
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
Using
the
Boot
Menu
program
The
Boot
Menu
program
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
program
that
you
can
use
to
temporarily
redefine
the
first
startup
device
without
changing
settings
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
use
the
Boot
Menu
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
off
the
server.
2.
Restart
the
server.
3.
Press
F12.
4.
Select
the
startup
device.
The
next
time
that
the
server
is
started,
it
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Using
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
(hot-swap
SAS/SATA
models
only)
Notes:
1.
RAID
options
and
HostRAID
are
not
supported
on
the
SCO
6.0
and
UnixWare
7.14
operating
systems.
2.
A
configuration
conflict
(error
code
1801)
might
occur
if
SATA
RAID
and
SAS/SATA
RAID
are
both
enabled.
If
you
are
enabling
SAS/SATA
RAID,
make
sure
that
the
SATA
RAID
Enable
option
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
disabled
(for
more
information,
see
“Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature”
on
page
61).
Use
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
SAS
devices.
The
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
is
available
on
hot-swap
SATA
or
SAS
models
only.
Starting
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
To
start
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
Note:
If
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
does
not
appear,
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
(see
“Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
51),
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
-->
Advanced
Chipset
Control
-->
Serial
ATA
,
and
make
sure
that
the
Serial
ATA
options
are
set
to
the
following
values:
Native
Mode
Operation:
Auto
SATA
Controller
Mode
Option:
Enhanced
SATA
RAID
Enabled
58
xSeries
206m
Types
8485
and
8490:
User’s
Guide