
3ware BIOS Manager (3BM) Introduction
52 3ware SATA+SAS RAID Controller Card Software User Guide, Version 10.0
3 Press Alt-3 immediately to bring up the 3ware BIOS Manager (3BM).
Normally your 3ware configuration remains on-screen for just a few
seconds. However, if a unit has degraded, the screen indicates the
problem and remains on your screen longer.
4 If you plan to make changes to your configuration and need to backup
data before continuing, press
ESC and do so now. Otherwise, press any
key to continue.
If 3BM detects a degraded array, a red message box appears, to alert you
to the problem. For information about rebuilding a degraded array, see
“About Degraded Units” on page 144.
5 If you have more than one 9750 controller in your system, a screen lists
the available boards (see Figure 22).
Figure 22. 3ware Controller Board Selection Screen
If you have more than 4 boards, you will only see four at first (only four
can be processed at a time). After you exit from 3BM, you will have an
opportunity to access the BIOS again, to access the remaining boards.
Highlight the board with which you want to work and press
Enter.
You see a screen similar to the warning message below, warning you that
changing your disk array configuration may overwrite data on the disks.
Note: If you have a combination of older 3ware controllers in your
system, the 7000/8000-series controllers are not listed on the
selection screen shown in Figure 22. Instead, an additional BIOS
summary will appear, similar to Figure 21.
If you have two of the same series controllers that have different
versions of the firmware installed, they will also appear in different
BIOS summaries, and will launch different versions of 3BM.
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