HP SC40Ge Host Bus Adapter Reference Guide

Configuration and operation 4
Configuration and operation
About the adapter
The HP SC40Ge Host Bus Adapter preinstalled in the server is a low-profile, 64-bit PCIe adapter that
supports SAS transfer rates up to 3 Gb/s and SATA transfer rates up to 1.5 Gb/s. You can configure up
to two RAID volumes of ten drives each on this adapter by using the SAS BIOS configuration utility, as
described in the remaining sections of this guide.
Physical drive failures and other critical events for this adapter are identified only on the HP System
Management Homepage and are not recorded in the IML.
For more information about the features, specifications, and compatibility of the adapter, see the
QuickSpecs on the product-specific page of the HP website (http://www.hp.com
).
You can download the latest drivers for this adapter from the product-specific page of the HP website.
Starting the SAS BIOS configuration utility
SAS BIOS 6.xx, with the SAS BIOS configuration utility, enables you to change the default configuration
of SAS host adapters. The default configuration might need to be changed if the adapter conflicts with
other devices or if system performance needs optimization.
The version number of the SAS BIOS appears during boot. If the configuration utility is available, the
following message also appears:
Press F8 to start LSI Logic Configuration Utility...
The exact key sequence required to start the utility might vary for different versions of the utility.
This message remains on the screen for 5 seconds, giving you time to start the utility. If you start the utility,
the screen displays the following message:
Please wait, invoking LSI Logic Configuration Utility...
After a pause, the SAS BIOS configuration utility opens.
The following messages might appear during the boot process:
• Adapter removed from boot order!
This message appears when an adapter was removed from the system or was relocated behind a
PCI bridge.
• Adapter configuration may have changed, reconfiguration is suggested!
This message appears when the information in the NVRAM is invalid.
• Updating adapter list!
This message appears when fewer than four adapters are in the boot-order list, and more adapters
exist than are shown.