What is the boot command for entering raid to initialize hard drives?
Brain_Power
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IBM eServer x346 Server 2 x Dual Core XEON 2.4Ghz Processors Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64
36gb IBM eServer 15k U320 80pin SCSI Hard Drive
I installed 2 additional hard drives, for a total of 6. I need to initialize them in RAID to use and viewable by Windows.
I viewed in BIOS the 2 new drives are in the READY state. The other 4 are online.
I cannot find the option during boot to perform the configuration change.
I have tried all the following commands:
F12
F8
F6
CTRL I
CTRL A
What other commands during boot can I use?
Yes, I have searched on Google, but no solution yet.
36gb IBM eServer 15k U320 80pin SCSI Hard Drive
I installed 2 additional hard drives, for a total of 6. I need to initialize them in RAID to use and viewable by Windows.
I viewed in BIOS the 2 new drives are in the READY state. The other 4 are online.
I cannot find the option during boot to perform the configuration change.
I have tried all the following commands:
F12
F8
F6
CTRL I
CTRL A
What other commands during boot can I use?
Yes, I have searched on Google, but no solution yet.
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WafflesAndRootbeer
Member Posts: 555
The basic model does not offer the RAID you want. It only offers integrated RAID 0/1 and anything else requires a controller card. When you start the server up, you should get a prompt for SCSI Select requiring you to press Control + A and that will take you a menu to enable the onboard RAID or to enable use of an add-in card.