Users Guide

NOTE: A Non-RAID virtual disk can be created from Non-RAID physical disks (which are physical disks initialized by a
controller other than the PERC S130).
1. When prompted at system startup, press <Ctrl><R> to access the BIOS Configuration.
2. Check Virtual Disks and determine if the bootable Non-RAID virtual disk is no longer in the first position.
3. Use the Swap Two Virtual Disks option to swap the virtual disks and place the bootable Non-RAID virtual disk in the first
position of the Virtual Disks field.
The BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>) option
does not display
The BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>) option does not display if the PERC S130 mode is set incorrectly in the system
BIOS. For correct SATA Setting, see Controller mode is set incorrectly at System Setup on page 40.
Warning Message
The Dell Inc. PERC S130 Controller BIOS screen is one of the first screens to appear during your system’s boot sequence. If
the system’s virtual disks were in Normal or Ready status before a system boot, the boot sequence continues normally to the
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system. But, if a virtual disk is in Degraded or Failed status, or if specific options in
the Controller Options field were changed previously at the BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>), the following warning
messages appear during the boot sequence.
WARNING- Found virtual disks that are degraded
This warning message is displayed when at least one virtual disk is in a Degraded state and Pause if Degraded is set to ON at
the BIOS Configuration Utility Ctrl+R.
The following message is displayed after the warning is displayed: --- Press Enter to continue, or Ctrl+R to
enter setup ---.
Press Enter to allow the operating system to continue with the boot sequence, or press Ctrl+R to enter into the BIOS
Configuration Utility Ctrl+R to investigate the cause of the Degraded virtual disk.
To investigate the cause, check for the following:
● Whether a physical disk in the virtual disk has failed or has gone offline. Check the status at the Physical Disks field. A
Degraded status depends on the RAID level of the virtual disk and the number of physical disks that have failed:
–For a virtual disk at RAID 1 or RAID 5, a single physical disk failure causes a Degraded status.
–For a virtual disk at RAID 10, the failure of a physical disk in each of the mirror sets creates a Degraded status for the RAID
10. The failure of two physical disks in the same mirror set creates a Failed status for the RAID 10.
● Whether the controller has failed due to a firmware failure or a component failure. A failed controller causes a virtual disk not
to boot.
For the virtual disk to recover from Degraded status, the failed physical disk must be replaced and the virtual disk must be
rebuilt using OpenManage Server Administrator Storage Management. When the rebuild operation is completed, the virtual disk
status changes from Degraded to Ready. For a description of the rebuild function, see Storage Management at dell.com/
support/manuals.
WARNING - Found virtual disks that are failed
This warning message is displayed when at least one virtual disk is in a Failed state and Pause if Failed is set to ON at the
BIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>).
The following message is displayed after the warning is displayed: --- Press <Enter> to continue, or <Ctrl><R>
to enter setup --- .
Troubleshooting your system
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