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6 Gbps SAS HBA BIOS
The BIOS of the Dell PowerEdge 6 Gbps SAS HBA and Internal Tape
Adapter cards have the following features:
• Support for multiple SAS controllers
• Read-only memory (ROM) BIOS recovery image
• POST status error messaging
• POST accessible and text-based configuration utility (<Ctrl><C>).
POST Messages
During POST, the BIOS displays messages that provide the status and
identification information of the controllers, and also displays errors detected
during the POST process.
The BIOS POST identification banner prints the BIOS identification,
copyright information, and the controller version.
The BIOS also prompts you to start the Configuration Utility during the
POST process.
BIOS Fault Code Messages
If you encounter an error in the BIOS during POST, the BIOS Configuration
Utility forces you to acknowledge BIOS errors by halting the POST process
after the error display. You must press any key to continue. The BIOS
Configuration Utility allows you to choose to continue booting or stop
booting if you encounter errors.
NOTE: The BIOS Configuration Utility does not support system boot on devices
connected to the 6 Gbps SAS HBA or the Internal Tape Adapter cards. The following
message is displayed at POST to indicate that system boot is disabled for these
controllers:
Adapter(s)disabled by user.