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Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 User’s Guide

BIOS Configuration Utility

The BIOS Configuration Utility, also known as Ctrl+R or Option ROM (OPROM), is a storage management application integrated into the System BIOS accessible using F2 during system boot, which configures and maintains RAID disk groups and virtual disks on SATA drives. The BIOS Configuration Utility (Ctrl+R) is independent of the operating system.

NOTE: Use the Ctrl+R for initial setup and disaster recovery. You can use advanced features through OpenManage storage management applications.
NOTE:Configuring NVMe PCIe SSDs is not supported using the BIOS configuration utility.
NOTE:Ensure that you use only the S140 UEFI configuration utility to configure the NVMe PCIe SSDs during preboot. To enable RAID mode for NVMe PCIe SSDs, see Setting the NVMe PCIe SSDs to RAID mode.
NOTE:RAID configuration using OPROM is not supported on systems with the NVMe PCIe SSD.

The following sections provide information about using the Ctrl+R. For more information, see the online help option by pressing F1 in the Ctrl+R.

The table below indicates the tasks that are supported or not supported by the PERC S140 at the Ctrl+R.

Table 1. BIOS Configuration Utility (Ctrl+R) TasksBIOS Configuration Utility (<Ctrl><R>) tasks
PERC S140 tasks Supported by S140
Enable alarm No
Disable alarm No
Quiet alarm No
Test alarm No
Set check consistency rate No
Rescan controller Yes
Create virtual disk Yes

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