Intel RMS25CB040 Hardware User's Guide - Page 23
Monitoring Battery Backup, Monitoring the BBU with the Intel® RAID BIOS Configuration Utility
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3 Monitoring Battery Backup Multiple utilities are available to display and configure the BBU information, including the recharge count. When you replace a BBU, you should reset this counter to zero. Intel recommends that you replace the BBU once a year or after 500 recharge cycles, whichever comes first. Note: This chapter describes only the BBU-related features of the utility programs. For complete information on these utilities, see the Intel® RAID Software User's Guide. Monitoring the BBU with the Intel® RAID BIOS Configuration Utility The Intel® RAID BIOS Console can be used to configure disk arrays and logical drives. It is independent of the operating system and can be accessed at server start up by pressing +. To view the BBU information, do the following: 1. At boot, press + when prompted. 2. Once the Intel® RAID BIOS Console loads and the main menu appears, choose Adapter Properties. 3. Click Next to view the second Adapter Properties screen. 4. In the Battery Backup field at the top left of the Adapter Properties screen, click Present. 5. The Battery Module screen appears, as shown in Figure 7. This screen contains the following information: - Battery information - Design information - Capacity information - Auto Learn properties and settings Intel® RAID Smart Battery AXXRSBBU9 User's Guide 11