Users Guide

BIOS Configuration Utility

The BIOS Configuration Utility, also known as Ctrl+R or Option ROM (OPROM), is a storage management application integrated

into the System BIOS accessible using F2 during system boot, which configures and maintains RAID disk groups and virtual disks

on SATA drives. The BIOS Configuration Utility (Ctrl+R) is independent of the operating system.

NOTE: Use the Ctrl+R for initial setup and disaster recovery. You can use advanced features through OpenManage

storage management applications.

NOTE: Configuring NVMe PCIe SSDs is not supported using the BIOS configuration utility.

NOTE: Ensure that you use only the S140 UEFI configuration utility to configure the NVMe PCIe SSDs during preboot. To

enable RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode on page 39.

NOTE: RAID configuration using OPROM is not supported on systems with the NVMe PCIe SSD.

The following sections provide information about using the Ctrl+R. For more information, see the online help option by pressing

F1 in the Ctrl+R.

The table below indicates the tasks that are supported or not supported by the PERC S140 at the Ctrl+R.

Table 8. BIOS Configuration Utility (Ctrl+R) Tasks

PERC S140 tasks Supported by S140

Enable alarm No

Disable alarm No

Quiet alarm No

Test alarm No

Set check consistency rate No

Rescan controller Yes

Create virtual disk Yes

Topics:

• Entering the BIOS configuration utility

• Exiting the BIOS Configuration Utility

• Initializing the physical disks

• Creating the virtual disks

• Deleting the virtual disks

• Swapping two virtual disks

• Managing the hot spare disks

• Viewing the physical disks details

• Viewing the virtual disks details

• Rescan disks

• Controller Options

• Continue to boot

Entering the BIOS configuration utility

1. Turn on the system.

2. While the system starts up, press Ctrl+R to boot to the BIOS configuration utility.

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