Dell 3 Computer Hardware User Manual


 
Troubleshooting 209
Other Potential Problems
Table 13-4 describes other items that might cause problems.
Table 13-4. Other Potential Problems
Topic Information
Physical drive
errors
To display the Media Error and Other Error options, select
the Objects—> Physical Drive menu and press <F2> after you
select a physical drive. A Media Error is an error that occurred
while actually transferring data. An Other Error is an error that
occurs at the hardware level, such as a device failure, poor
cabling, bad termination, or signal loss.
Virtual sizing The virtual sizing option enables RAID expansion. Virtual
sizing must be enabled to increase the size of a logical drive or
add a physical drive to an existing logical drive. To enable
virtual sizing, run the BIOS Configuration Utility by pressing
<Ctrl> <M> at bootup. Select Objects—> Logical Drive.
Then select View—> Update Parameters. Set virtual sizing to
Enabled.
PERC 3 Power
Requirements
The maximum PERC 3 power requirements are 15 watts at
5v and 3 amps.
Windows NT
®
does not detect
the PERC 3
Refer to the PERC 3 Operating System Driver Installation
Guide for the chapter about Windows NT driver installation.