Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 00:55:37 -0600 From: "Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> To: Questions <jakbeatz@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I2O vs. Mass Storage Modes on Dell Perc Controller Message-ID: <838748D8-6425-415F-918B-04429636C970@shire.net> In-Reply-To: <4993f7e10605102257r5740c3b9p267a511ef055c238@mail.gmail.com> References: <4993f7e10605102257r5740c3b9p267a511ef055c238@mail.gmail.com>
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On May 10, 2006, at 11:57 PM, Questions wrote: > I just installed 6.1 on a Dell PowerEdge 1850 and the RAID adapter was > initially set for Mass Storage mode. I read that I2O mode is a better > mode, so I flipped it to I2O, and the machine booted fine. For some > reason this confuses me. I would assume that my changing the > emulation of the RAID Adapter would cause the machine to no longer > boot. Am I wrong in this assumption and switching between emulation > modes should not affect booting? Disclaimer: I probably don't know what I am talking about and am not familiar with the various modes of the Dell RAID controller etc. Why would you expect it to affect booting? I suspect that the machines BIOS makes the RAID available no matter what the mode and that the boot happens on the "bios" disk (through a "bios" interface). Again, this is not my area of knowledge but that is what I am guessing. Chad --- Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC Your Web App and Email hosting provider chad at shire.net
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