Dell PowerEdge S130 User Manual

Exiting the BIOS Conguration Utility
1. Press <Esc> in any menu screen.
A dialog box is displayed to conrm your choice.
2. Select <C> to exit or press <Esc> to cancel.
Initializing the physical disks
New physical disks must be converted to RAID capable disks before they can be used. When you convert a disk to a RAID capable
one, the controller conguration information is written to the physical disk.
Physical disks with the following statuses can be initialized:
• Non-RAID — A physical disk that was congured by a non-PERC S130.
• Ready — Contains no stored data but has PERC S130 conguration information.
NOTE: Physical disks that are online cannot be converted to Non-RAID or RAID Capable disks.
1. Enter the BIOS conguration utilty. See Entering the BIOS Conguration Utility.
2. In the Main Menu eld use the arrow keys to select the Initialize Physical Disk(s) option.
3. Press <Enter>.
The Initializing the physical disk(s) screen is displayed.
Converting to RAID disks
1. Enter the conguration utility. See Entering the BIOS Conguration Utility.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Initializing the physical disks menu and press <Enter>.
3. Select Convert to RAID disk and press <Enter>.
4. Press <C> to continue.
5. In the Physical Disks menu, use the arrow keys to move between the physical disks and press <Insert> to select the desired
physical disk.
6. Press <Enter>.
The selected physical disk is converted to RAID capable disks.
Converting to Non-RAID disks
1. Enter the conguration utility. See Entering the BIOS Conguration Utility.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Initializing the physical disks menu and press <Enter>.
3. Select Convert to Non-RAID disk and press <Enter>.
NOTE: Create a boot virtual disk only from disk drives populated across slots 0-3 of the system. For information
about the disk connectivity for AHCI devices, see Disk connectivity for AHCI devices, and for disks slot information,
see the system specic Owner's Manual at dell.com/poweredgemanuals.
4. Press <C> to continue.
5. In the Physical Disks menu, use the arrow keys to move between the physical disks and press <Insert> to select the desired
physical disk.
6. Press <Enter>.
The selected physical disk is converted to Non-RAID disks.
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Dell PowerEdge S130 Specifications

General

Memory	Up to 64GB DDR4
Storage	SATA drives
Interface	SATA
Supported Drives	3.5" or 2.5" SATA/SAS HDD/SSD
Power Supply	350W