Chapter 1: Overview
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Supported operating systems
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Supported PowerEdge systems
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BOSS-S1 card specifications
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Supported M.2 drives
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Management applications for the BOSS-S1 controller
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Update the BOSS-S1 controller
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Update the BOSS-S1 firmware
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Firmware update using an operating system-specific DUP
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Firmware update using Windows DUP
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Firmware update using Linux DUP
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Firmware update using UEFI Shell
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Firmware update using BOSS-S1 CLI
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Firmware update using Windows
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Firmware update using Linux
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Firmware update using iDRAC
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Firmware update using Lifecycle Controller
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Related documentation
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Chapter 2: Features
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Foreign import
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SMART info
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Auto-rebuild
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Non-RAID disk support
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TRIM
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Quick initialization
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Erase physical disk
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Chapter 3: Deploying the BOSS-S1 card
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Removing the BOSS-S1 card
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Removing the M.2 SSD module from the BOSS-S1 card
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Installing the M.2 SSD module on BOSS-S1 card
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Installing the BOSS-S1 card
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Chapter 4: Driver installation
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Chapter 5: UEFI or HII RAID configuration utility
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Entering the UEFI configuration utility
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Exiting the UEFI configuration utility
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Entering the BOSS-S1 configuration utility
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Physical or virtual disk information
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Physical disk information
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Virtual disk information
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Virtual disk import
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