3Ware 9550SX-4LP User Guide - Page 65

5 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2) This section describes the basics of using 3ware BIOS Manager 2 (3BM 2), one of the tools you can use to configure and maintain the units connected to your 3ware 9550SX or 9590SE RAID controller. For information about doing particular tasks in 3BM, refer to the later sections in this guide. This section is organized into the following topics: • "Starting 3BM 2" on page 55 • "Exiting the 3BM Configuration Utility" on page 57 • "Working in the 3BM Screens" on page 58 • "Displaying Controller Information" on page 63 • "Getting Help While Using 3BM" on page 63 Starting 3BM 2 To start 3BM You access 3BM during the start-up process for your computer. 1 Power up or reboot your system. 2 While the system is starting, watch for a screen similar to Figure 24. ----Press to access 3ware BIOS Manager ---3ware ATA RAID Controller: 9590SE-12 BIOS: BE9X X.XX.XX.XXX Firmware: FE9X X.XX.XX.XXX BBU Status: Not Present Number of online units: 1, available drives: 0, hot spare: 0, offline units:0 Exportable Units: 3drive 64K RAID5 Port0 Maxtor Port1 Maxtor Port2 Maxtor 558.77GB (PrimaryRAID5) 7B300S0 7B300S0 7B300S0 279.48 GB 279.48 GB 279.48 GB Figure 24. 3ware BIOS Screen 3 Press Alt-3 immediately to bring up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM). www.3ware.com 55