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documentation for information about using the operating-system tools for IDE hard disk drive RAID configuration. The latest version of the MegaRAID IDEal Software RAID utility and IDE RAID device drivers for supported operating systems are available for download from the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. Deleting an IDE RAID array configuration Complete the following steps to delete an IDE RAID array configuration on your blade server: 1. Turn on the blade server and watch the monitor screen. Note: If the blade server is turned on, restart the blade server. 2. When the message Press Ctrl+M to run MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility appears, press Ctrl+M. 3. From the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program, press F5 (the Delete Array option) to remove the array configuration. 4. Press F10 to save the changes and exit the MegaRAID IDE Setup Utility program. The blade server restarts automatically. Status messages that are displayed during restart indicate status of the RAID array. 5. Complete the following steps to disable IDE RAID in BIOS using the Configuration/Setup Utility program: a. Restart the blade server and watch the monitor screen. b. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. c. Select Devices and I/O Ports from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu; then, select IDE Configuration. d. Set the IDE RAID feature to Disabled. e. Select Save Settings from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. f. Exit the Configuration/Setup Utility program, making sure that you save the settings. The blade server restarts automatically. 54 BladeCenter HS20 Type 8832: Installation and User's Guide

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documentation
for
information
about
using
the
operating-system
tools
for
IDE
hard
disk
drive
RAID
configuration.
The
latest
version
of
the
MegaRAID
IDEal
Software
RAID
utility
and
IDE
RAID
device
drivers
for
supported
operating
systems
are
available
for
download
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
site
at
Deleting
an
IDE
RAID
array
configuration
Complete
the
following
steps
to
delete
an
IDE
RAID
array
configuration
on
your
blade
server:
1.
Turn
on
the
blade
server
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
Note:
If
the
blade
server
is
turned
on,
restart
the
blade
server.
2.
When
the
message
Press
Ctrl+M
to
run
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+M.
3.
From
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program,
press
F5
(the
Delete
Array
option)
to
remove
the
array
configuration.
4.
Press
F10
to
save
the
changes
and
exit
the
MegaRAID
IDE
Setup
Utility
program.
The
blade
server
restarts
automatically.
Status
messages
that
are
displayed
during
restart
indicate
status
of
the
RAID
array.
5.
Complete
the
following
steps
to
disable
IDE
RAID
in
BIOS
using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program:
a.
Restart
the
blade
server
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
b.
When
the
message
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
c.
Select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu;
then,
select
IDE
Configuration
.
d.
Set
the
IDE
RAID
feature
to
Disabled
.
e.
Select
Save
Settings
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
f.
Exit
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
making
sure
that
you
save
the
settings.
The
blade
server
restarts
automatically.
54
BladeCenter
HS20
Type
8832:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide