User Guide

©Copyright Lenovo 2022 10 ThinkSystem RAID 540-8i PCIe Gen4 12Gb Adapter
computer. Turn on power to the host computer. If the computer is powered on before these devices, the devices might
not be recognized.
During boot, a BIOS message appears. The firmware takes several seconds to initialize. The configuration utility
prompt times out after several seconds. The second portion of the BIOS message shows the adapter controller
number, firmware version, and cache SDRAM size. The numbering of the adapters follows the PCIe slot scanning
order used by the host motherboard.
10. Choose the correct storage profile.
11. Install the operating system driver. The adapters can operate under various operating systems. To operate under
these operating systems, you must install the software drivers.
The hardware installation of your adapter is complete.