Dell PowerEdge RAID Controller S140 User’s Guide

This warning message is displayed when multiple virtual disks are in Degraded and Failed state and Pause if Degraded or Pause if Failed are set to ON at the BIOS Configuration Utility Ctrl+R.

The following message is displayed after the warning is displayed: --- Press Enter to continue, or Ctrl+R to enter setup --- .

Press <Enter> to allow the operating system to continue its boot, or press Ctrl+R to enter into the BIOS Configuration Utility Ctrl+R to investigate the cause of the Degraded and Failed virtual disks.

To investigate the cause, check for the following:

• Whether the virtual disk is in Degraded status because one of the physical disks of a RAID 1 or RAID 5 virtual disk has failed, or one of the physical disks of a RAID 10 virtual disk has failed. Press Ctrl+R and verify if the physical disks are offline or missing. Remove and replace a failed physical disk. A second physical disk failure could cause a Degraded virtual disk to change to Failed status.

• Whether the virtual disk is in a Failed status because one or more of the physical disks have failed. Press Ctrl+R and verify if the physical disks are offline or missing. Remove and replace the failed physical disk or disks.