Owner's Manual

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to "Native Mode" in the BIOS setup or configure RAID using the
"Ctrl+A" option.
* If a USB flash device is connected to the system, Systems Build and
Update Utility may fail to install the operating system. To resolve
the issue, perform one of the following actions:
- Remove the USB flash device.
- In the BIOS setup, under "Boot Order," move the "USB Device"
selection to the end of the list.
* The "View Hardware" feature in Systems Build and Update Utility
does not provide information on devices that are connected to the
chassis. The current listing of devices is not complete and does not
include devices such as Fibre Channel cards and Dell Remote Access
Controller 5 (DRAC 5).
* On PE1800 the "view hardware" feature in Systems Build And Updates
Utility does not show the CERC SATA 2S device when it is set to ATA
mode. This is due to the current limitation of CERC SATA 2S; it has
the same PCI device ID for both ATA and RAID mode.
* Use of localized special characters might cause the Systems Build
and Update Utility GUI to freeze intermittently.
* If there are multiple SAS or RAID controllers on the system,
Systems Build and Update Utility will always use the controller
listed first in the BIOS boot order list. If you want to use a
particular controller for the operating system, you must go to the
BIOS setup (F2 on boot) and set up the given controller as the first
boot device.
* Systems Build and Update Utility does not support the configuration
of partitions or the installation of operating systems on systems
with PERC 2 and PERC 3 series controllers or any type of
Fibre Channel storage adapter.
* It is not recommended to start the System Build and Update Utility
if any of the virtual disks are in a non-optimal state. Use the RAID
controller's firmware utility (Ctrl+A or Ctrl+M or Ctrl+R or
Ctrl+C during boot) to reset the RAID controller's state. If an
array disk is removed, the firmware utility may indicate the
configuration has changed. Accepting these changes on the command
line may not be enough; enter the firmware utility and reset the
controller.
* On CERC ATA or CERC SATA RAID controller cards, disks that appear
in "Legacy" mode will not be available for RAID configuration in
Systems Build And Updates Utility. If you wish to use any disk that
is in "Legacy" mode as part of a RAID container, you need to use
the RAID controller firmware utility to initialize these disks. Likewise,
if all disks are in "Legacy" mode, then Systems Build And Updates Utility
may fail to configure RAID on the controller.