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9. Save the configuration and repeat step 2 on page 40. 10. Move the clear-CMOS jumper block back to pins 1 and 2 and reinstall the riser-card assembly and cover; then, disconnect all power cords and external cables again. 11. Replace the server in the rack and connect the external cables and power cords; then, turn on the server. Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program (hot-swap SAS/SATA models only) Important: 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 43. Use the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program to configure hot-swap SAS or SATA 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. 3. To select a choice from the menu, use the arrow keys. 4. Use the arrow keys to select the channel for which you want to change settings. 5. To change the settings of the selected items, follow the instructions on the screen. Be sure to press Enter to save your changes. SAS/SATA Configuration Utility menu choices The following choices are on the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility menu: v Array Configuration Utility Select this choice to create, manage, or delete arrays, add or delete a hot-spare drive, or initialize drives. v SerialSelect Utility Note: This choice appears on a hot-swap SAS or SATA system only. It does not appear on a simple-swap SATA system. Select this choice to configure the controller interface definitions or to configure the physical transfer and SAS address of the selected drive. v Disk Utilities Select this choice to format a disk or verify the disk media. For SAS disks, you can also turn on the indicator LED on the disk, set the disk to be bootable, change the write cache settings, or set the connection rate. Select a device from the list and read the instructions on the screen carefully before making a selection. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 41

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9.
Save
the
configuration
and
repeat
step
2
on
page
40.
10.
Move
the
clear-CMOS
jumper
block
back
to
pins
1
and
2
and
reinstall
the
riser-card
assembly
and
cover;
then,
disconnect
all
power
cords
and
external
cables
again.
11.
Replace
the
server
in
the
rack
and
connect
the
external
cables
and
power
cords;
then,
turn
on
the
server.
Using
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
(hot-swap
SAS/SATA
models
only)
Important:
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
43.
Use
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
hot-swap
SAS
or
SATA
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.
3.
To
select
a
choice
from
the
menu,
use
the
arrow
keys.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings.
5.
To
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Be
sure
to
press
Enter
to
save
your
changes.
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
menu:
v
Array
Configuration
Utility
Select
this
choice
to
create,
manage,
or
delete
arrays,
add
or
delete
a
hot-spare
drive,
or
initialize
drives.
v
SerialSelect
Utility
Note:
This
choice
appears
on
a
hot-swap
SAS
or
SATA
system
only.
It
does
not
appear
on
a
simple-swap
SATA
system.
Select
this
choice
to
configure
the
controller
interface
definitions
or
to
configure
the
physical
transfer
and
SAS
address
of
the
selected
drive.
v
Disk
Utilities
Select
this
choice
to
format
a
disk
or
verify
the
disk
media.
For
SAS
disks,
you
can
also
turn
on
the
indicator
LED
on
the
disk,
set
the
disk
to
be
bootable,
change
the
write
cache
settings,
or
set
the
connection
rate.
Select
a
device
from
the
list
and
read
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully
before
making
a
selection.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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