• ×
    Information
    Need Windows 11 help?
    Check documents on compatibility, FAQs, upgrade information and available fixes.
    Windows 11 Support Center.
  • post a message
  • ×
    Information
    Need Windows 11 help?
    Check documents on compatibility, FAQs, upgrade information and available fixes.
    Windows 11 Support Center.
  • post a message
Guidelines
Are you having HotKey issues? Click here for tips and tricks.
Locked

‎04-19-2018 06:23 AM

HP Recommended
Product: Microserver N40L

Hi all,

 

I have an old Microserver N40L with equal drives a a lab machine.   At one point I remember being able to access the onboard RAID functionality by activating RAID in the BIOS, and then with CTRL-F when the raid message comes on the screen during boot, accessing the raid configuration menu.  

 

After setting it back to an ACHI config and formatting the drives for another project, I wanted to get back to setting up andother Raid 1 set, and after configuration the BIOS to RAID, no Raid message comes up to do the CTRL-F.  I tried just pressing CTRL-F at various times during boot in case i missed it, but now I cannot access the Raid configuration.  I know that the BIOS has registered the change because the drives are no longer accessible as they were in ACHI.

 

Any clues?

 

Thanks

Eskie

3 REPLIES 3

‎04-19-2018 06:42 AM

HP Recommended

well first of all when having a problem i highly recomend you "RTFM" before or if having a problem

 

Microserver N40L manual:

 

https://gluhcdn.azureedge.net/cswit/productmanuals/1263940_0.pdf

 

 

and you will see that it's CTRL + C not "F" that invokes the raid config

 

 

Was this reply helpful? Yes No

‎04-19-2018 06:50 AM - edited ‎04-19-2018 06:50 AM

HP Recommended

Ctrl-f.jpeg

Looks like an "F" to me.

Was this reply helpful? Yes No

‎04-20-2018 04:00 AM - edited ‎04-20-2018 04:05 AM

HP Recommended

yes ,..but if you post/read  the FULL directions to raid creation setup you wil see that CTRL C is required

 

 

 

Creating a RAID volume:

 

1. Enable SATA RAID functionality in RBSU ("Enabling the SATA RAID feature in RBSU" on page 33).

 

2. After the system reboots, to activate the RAID option ROM Utility, press Ctrl+F.

 

3.Verify that two SATA drives are installed. Software and configuration utilities 34

 

4. In the Main menu screen, select LD View/LD Define Menu, and then press Ctrl+C.

The system prompts you to select levels for RAID 0 and RAID 1.

 

5. Select a RAID level, and give the assignment to the hard disks.

 

6. To provide the LD Name, press Ctrl+Y and save the setting.

 

in other words if you don't save the raid config then  the  CTRL F will not do anything since there is no array saved

 

once the array is saved you should be prompted to press F5 during boot for array config options

Was this reply helpful? Yes No
Warning
Be alert for scammers posting fake support phone numbers and/or email addresses on the community.
If you think you have received a fake HP Support message, please report it to us by clicking on "Flag Post".
† The opinions expressed above are the personal opinions of the authors, not of HP. By using this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Rules of Participation.
Didn't find what you were looking for? Ask the community
† The opinions expressed above are the personal opinions of the authors, not of HP. By using this site, you accept the <a href="https://www8.hp.com/us/en/terms-of-use.html" class="udrlinesmall">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="/t5/custom/page/page-id/hp.rulespage" class="udrlinesmall"> Rules of Participation</a>.