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Enabling or disabling a device, Selecting a startup device, SAS/SATA Drive Setup

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Enabling or disabling a device You can enable or disable user access to a device. ICH SATA Controller Marvell SATA/SAS Controller Legacy diskette A When this feature is set to Disabled, any optical drives or eSATA devices are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. When this feature is set to Disabled, all internal hard disk drives are disabled and will not be displayed in the system configuration. When disabling this feature, make sure your system has an alternate boot method, such as LAN PXE boot, or a bootable floppy diskette, memory key, or optical disc. When this feature is set to Disabled, the diskette drive cannot be accessed. To set the ICH SATA Controller or Marvell SATA/SAS Controller, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 21. 2. Depending on which device you want to set, select either Devices → SAS/SATA Drive Setup → ICH SATA Controller or Devices → SAS/SATA Drive Setup → Marvell SATA/SAS Controller from the Setup Utility program menu. 3. Select the desired settings and press Enter. 4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit → Save and exit the Setup Utility. Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utility without saving. To set the Legacy diskette A, do the following: 1. Start the Setup Utility program. See "Starting the Setup Utility program" on page 21. 2. From the Setup Utility program menu, select Devices → Legacy diskette A. 3. Select the desired settings and press Enter. 4. Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select Exit → Save and exit the Setup Utility. Note: If you do not want to save the settings, select Exit the Setup Utility without saving. Selecting a startup device If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc, diskette, or hard disk drive as expected, do one of the following to select the startup device you want. Selecting a temporary startup device Use this procedure to start up from any startup device. Note: Not all discs, hard disk drives, and diskettes are bootable. 1. Turn off your computer. 2. Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When the Startup Device Menu displays, release the F12 key. Chapter 5. Using the Setup Utility 23

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Enabling or disabling a device
You can enable or disable user access to a device.
ICH SATA Controller
When this feature is set to
Disabled
, any optical drives or eSATA
devices are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration.
Marvell SATA/SAS
Controller
When this feature is set to
Disabled
, all internal hard disk drives
are disabled and will not be displayed in the system
configuration. When disabling this feature, make sure your system
has an alternate boot method, such as LAN PXE boot, or a
bootable floppy diskette, memory key, or optical disc.
Legacy diskette A
When this feature is set to
Disabled
, the diskette drive cannot be
accessed.
To set the ICH SATAController or Marvell SATA/SAS Controller, do the following:
1.
Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on
page 21.
2.
Depending on which device you want to set, select either
Devices
→
SAS/SATA
Drive Setup
→
ICH SATA Controller
or
Devices
→
SAS/SATA Drive Setup
→
Marvell SATA/SAS Controller
from the Setup Utility program menu.
3.
Select the desired settings and press Enter.
4.
Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select
Exit
→
Save and exit the
Setup Utility
.
Note:
If you do not want to save the settings, select
Exit the Setup Utility
without saving
.
To set the Legacy diskette A, do the following:
1.
Start the Setup Utility program. See “Starting the Setup Utility program” on
page 21.
2.
From the Setup Utility program menu, select
Devices
→
Legacy diskette A
.
3.
Select the desired settings and press Enter.
4.
Return to the Setup Utility program menu and select
Exit
→
Save and exit the
Setup Utility
.
Note:
If you do not want to save the settings, select
Exit the Setup Utility
without saving
.
Selecting a startup device
If your computer does not start up from a device such as the disc, diskette, or hard
disk drive as expected, do one of the following to select the startup device you
want.
Selecting a temporary startup device
Use this procedure to start up from any startup device.
Note:
Not all discs, hard disk drives, and diskettes are bootable.
1.
Turn off your computer.
2.
Repeatedly press and release the F12 key when turning on the computer. When
the
Startup Device Menu
displays, release the F12 key.
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