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Rescan disks
This option allows you to view the list of existing Physical and Virtual disks.
NOTE: The Rescan disks option may take from 10 to 20 seconds to display the list of disks, depending on the number of
disks available in the system.
1. Enter the Dell PERC S140 Configuration Utility. See Entering the DELL PERC S140 Configuration Utility on page 27.
2. Click Controller Management > Rescan Disks.
The Rescan Disks screen is displayed. It provides information about the latest physical disk and virtual disk configurations.
Controller Options
The Controller Options feature helps you to enable the BIOS Stop on Error option. The boot process pauses when Pause
if... is enabled and a virtual disk becomes Degraded or has Failed. Press <Enter> to continue booting.
View the error message on the window. If Pause... is OFF, the error message is displayed briefly, but the system continues to
boot.
1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS Configuration Utility.
2. In the Main Menu screen, use the arrows to select the Controller Options.
3. In the Controller Options field, use the up or down arrow keys to scroll to the desired controller option.
a. Pause if Degraded
When ON, the BIOS stops booting when a degraded virtual disk is found.
Press <Enter> to toggle between ON and OFF.
b. Pause if Failed
When ON, the BIOS stops booting when a failed virtual disk is found.
Press <Enter> to toggle between ON and OFF.
c. Manage Physical Disk Write Cache
● If the option is set to Default:
○ The physical disk write cache policy is enabled for SSDs and HDDs of bandwidth 3 Gbps.
○ The physical disk write cache feature is disabled for HDDs of bandwidth 6 Gbps.
● If the option is set to Enable, the feature is enabled on the disk selected.
● If the option is set to Disable, The feature is disabled on the disk selected.
4. Press Esc to return to the main window.
Continue to boot
1. Enter the BIOS Configuration Utility. See Entering the BIOS configuration utility on page 21.
2. In the Main Menu screen, use the arrows to select the Continue to Boot.
The system restarts normally.
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BIOS Configuration Utility