Appendix C: Using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility ● 90Identifying Disk DrivesYou can identify disk drives by viewing the list of disk drives on your system. Only physicaldrives that display during POST are shown.To identify a disk drive:1 Start the ARC utility (see page 82).2 Select the controller you want, then press Enter.3 Select Disk Utilities.The Disk Utilities view will provide you with the following information:The location information of a disk drive is determined by three types of connections:● Direct attached drives—The connection is determined by the cable connected to a device,for example CN1 (connector 1) is connected to DEV1 (device 1). For more information, seeDirect-attach Connections on page 69.● Storage Enclosure Processor (SEP) managed devices—The connection is determined by anactive backplane. Box0 (enclosure 0) is connected to slot0 (disk drive slot 0 in theenclosure). For more information, see Backplane Connections on page 69.● Expanders—The connections is determined by an expander. Exp0 (expander 0) isconnected to phy0 (phy 0 within a connector). For more information, see SAS ExpanderConnections on page 70.Note: Devices other than disk drives (CDROM, tape drives, etc...) are listed in order after yoursystem disk drives.Viewing the Event LogThe BIOS-based event log records all firmware events, such as configuration changes, arraycreation, and boot activity.Some events are not stored indefinitely—the event log is cleared of any non-persistent eventseach time you restart your computer; additionally, once the log is full, new events overwrite oldevents.To view the event log:1 Start the ARC utility (see page 82).2 Select the controller you want, then press Enter.3 When the ARC utility menu appears, then press Ctrl+P.4 Select Controller Log Information, then press Enter.The current event log opens.Location Model Rev# Speed SizeCN1=DEV1Box0=Slot0Exp0=phy0The manufacturerinformation.The revisionnumber of thedisk drive.The speed of thedisk drive.The size of thedisk drive.
