User Guide

NOTE: The PERC PER H310, H710, H710P, and H810 card configuration utility refreshes the screen

to show changes to information. The refresh occurs when you press <F5>or every 15 seconds.

Entering The BIOS Configuration Utility

Perform the following steps to enter the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>) when you boot the

system:

1. Turn on the system.

A BIOS screen displays information about the controller and configuration.

2. During startup, press <Ctrl> <R> when prompted by the BIOS screen.

3. Use the arrow keys to select the RAID controller you want to configure, and press <Enter> to access

the management menus for the controller.

If there is only one controller, the Virtual Disk Management screen for that controller is displayed. If

there is more than one controller, the main menu screen is displayed. The screen lists the RAID

controllers.

NOTE: You can access multiple controllers through the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>)

by pressing <F12>.

NOTE: You can access PERC H700, H800, H310, H710, H710P, or H810 cards from the same

BIOS if the PERC 6/H700/H800 firmware is 6.2.0-0013 or later.

Exiting The Configuration Utility

To exit the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>)

1. Press <Esc> on any menu screen.

If there is only one controller, then a dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice.

2. Select OK to exit and press <Enter>.

If multiple controllers are present, then the <Esc> key brings you to the Controller Selection screen.

3. Press <Esc> again to reach the exit screen.

A dialog box is displayed to confirm your choice.

4. Select OK to exit and press <Enter>.

Menu Navigation Controls

The following table displays the menu keys you can use to move between the different screens in the

BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl> <R>).

Table 4. Menu Navigation Keys

Notatio

Meaning and Use Example

right-

arrow

key

Use the right-arrow key to open a submenu,

move from a menu heading to the first

submenu, or move to the first item in that

submenu. If you press the right-arrow key at a

menu heading, the submenu expands. Press it

again to go to the first item in the submenu.

The right-arrow key is also used to close a

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