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DCSE: PowerEdge 1550 Self-Study Version 0.3, 4 December, 2000
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Voltage Differential) SCSI connectors internal to the system. Channel A
can be used (in non-RAID systems) to connect to SCSI hard disk drives.
The SCSI B channel will be used to connect a SCSI tape backup unit. No
SCSI channels from this chip are externally accessible.
This chip is connected to the 66-MHz, 64-bit PCI bus. This will prevent
the slower 33-MHz, 32-bit PCI bus from slowing it down.
PERC 3/DCL
During the POST sequence when the system loads add in BIOS’ the PERC
3/DCL presents users with the following:
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Press <Ctrl><M> to Run Configuration Utility
Or press <Ctrl><H> for WebBIOS
Configuration Utility
The configuration utility accessed through <CTRL><M> is the same as
previous AMI based PERCs (PERC II, PERC 2/DC, and PERC 2/SC).
WebBIOS
The WebBIOS accessed through <CTRL><H> is a newer interface. It is
not actually a web accessible BIOS interface. It runs locally. It is a GUI
interface with mouse support.
There is a toolbar the top of every screen. The icons, from left to right,
are:
Icon Function
Go to Home Page; click this icon to return to the main
screen.
Go to Previous Page; click this icon to return to the page
you accessed immediately before the current page.
Exit RAID Configuration Utility; click on this icon to exit
the WebBIOS program.
Adapter selection; click on this icon to scan for controllers
connected to your system.
Scan for Adapters; click this icon to scan the system for any
adapters installed into the system. Devices attached to the
adapters will also be scanned.