Launching the BIOS

Note: The BIOS is only applicable to 88SE91xx controllers with on-board CPU.

Table 1 lists the keyboard controls for launching the BIOS during the controller’s Power-On Self Test (POST).

Table 1  Launching the BIOS

Key

Function

 

Launch the Marvell BIOS Utility

Press the key combination during the controller’s POST.

Note: After pressing Ctrl+M, you may have to wait a few seconds before the BIOS appears.

Figure 1 shows the messages displayed during the POST of an 88SE91xx controller with on-board CPU.

Figure 1  BIOS Post Messages

Note: The 88SE91xx controller has two SATA ports and one PATA port. Figure 1 shows a setup where a 88SE91xx controller’s SATA ports are connected to two SATA drives and the PATA port to a ATAPI DVD-ROM drive.