248 IBM eX5 Implementation Guide
To enter the configuration of a specific adapter, select the PciROOT directly under the adapter
name. When you have multiple controllers of the same type, selecting the PciROOT of any of
the same adapter types will select all of them and display a panel that allows you to select the
specific adapter from within the configuration routine of the adapter type. Figure 6-23
demonstrates this process when two ServeRAID adapters are installed on the server.
Figure 6-23 LSI adapter selection panel from within the LSI configuration panel
The controller configuration properties for adapters that are similar to the ServeRAID or Fibre
Channel HBAs you are looking for are displayed, as shown in Figure 6-24.
Figure 6-24 ServeRAID BIOS Config Utility Controller Properties: Disabling Boot ROM
Although it is not stated or obvious from the description, disabling the Controller BIOS only
disables the Boot ROM execution during POST. All of the other operating characteristics of
the adapter BIOS and firmware remain intact.
Option ROM execution order
Regardless of when you boot in Legacy Only mode or UEFI mode, you can control from
which device you want to boot. This function is important when multiple storage adapters are
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