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The first comment did not work for me, but may work for others. &nbsp;So I wanted to select it along with my comment to help anyone else out later.
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The first comment did not work for me, but may work for others.  So I wanted to select it along with my comment to help anyone else out later.

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I have inherited a problem with an IBM Xserver, a x3550m2, with a SR-BR10i RAID controller. &nbsp;Is there a way to configure the RAID from BIOS during POST. &nbsp;I have the serveRAID manager on the Windows OS that is running on the server now, but things are really screwed up on the disks. &nbsp;And the RAID manager will not let me manage the virtual disks. &nbsp;Hoping there is a way to get into a tool for the RAID controller without booting into this copy of Windows that may be damaged. &nbsp;And I just want to wipe the RAID config anyway and create new virtual disks but cannot find info online about a way to get into the configuration during POST. &nbsp;Anyone know how to do this? &nbsp;thanks
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I have inherited a problem with an IBM Xserver, a x3550m2, with a SR-BR10i RAID controller.  Is there a way to configure the RAID from BIOS during POST.  I have the serveRAID manager on the Windows OS that is running on the server now, but things are really screwed up on the disks.  And the RAID manager will not let me manage the virtual disks.  Hoping there is a way to get into a tool for the RAID controller without booting into this copy of Windows that may be damaged.  And I just want to wipe the RAID config anyway and create new virtual disks but cannot find info online about a way to get into the configuration during POST.  Anyone know how to do this?  thanks

IBM 7946-ac1 RAID problem

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