Rigor_M Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Hi, I just bought a LSI-9211-8i and installed it on a SuperMicro X11SSH-LN4F-O The firmware on it is P19 and I think that the MPT2BIOS is 7.xx The card came already flashed in IT When starting the server, it "hangs" for about 2 minutes on the MPT bios strings then start. entering the bios on the card works. So does the card. I also set the card for boot to DISABLED in the firmware. But is it normal for the card to take so long to boot ? Thanks Quote Link to comment
c3 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 yes, it is searching for drives and starting them. Quote Link to comment
Fireball3 Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 You can shorten the time by removing the BIOS. This will skip the check of each drive at start-up. There is a newer firmware available for your the card. (P20.00.07) Use the opportunity for an update but skip the BIOS when flashing it. See this wiki entry and read the H310 instructions. Read the instructions carefully. Skip the wiping step as well as flashing the DELL and the P7 step. I'm not sure about reprogramming the SAS address, but it won't hurt if you overwrite it. You can also check Avago's site and use their files and instructions. Just don't flash the BIOS for a faster boot! Quote Link to comment
JorgeB Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 2 minutes is longer than normal, mine take less than 30 seconds with the bios enable. Quote Link to comment
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