erik 0 · ID: 1 Posted December 22, 2015 Short question, as lots of guys here have the HP MS gen8. Should the disk controller B120i in the BIOS of the HP MicroServer gen8 set to AHCI or internal RAID prior to installation? I configured AHCI and installed the bootloader on an USB-Stick (for use in internal slot). But after full installation I checked the BIOS and it was configured back to RAID. As I am using up to now only one volume on one physical disk, it works but all partitions are contained within a raid container. If there is a choice I would prefer plain primary EXT4 partiotions without any RAID. Does XPEnoboot or "DSM_DS3615xs_5592.pat" changed the setting in the BIOS or did I configured something wrong? What is the best BIOS-configuration for XPEnoboot on HP Microserver. Thanks for any answers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JBark 5 · ID: 2 Posted December 23, 2015 On the HP Gen8, rebooting DSM will cause the BIOS to reset to defaults. It's annoying, but you can workaround it by configuring everything correctly in the BIOS, then saving those settings as the default. Then when it resets to default, it will just reset to those settings. AHCI is the preferred way to go, since SMART values on the drives can't be read in RAID mode. There used to be some issues with fan speeds increasing when running in AHCI, but that should be fixed if you've got the latest firmware installed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erik 0 · ID: 3 Posted December 23, 2015 Does this reset to defaults also impact date/time-setting and boot-order? That's strange! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 4 Posted January 10, 2016 Is there no fix for this apart from the workaround of configuring everything correctly in the BIOS, then saving those settings as the default ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaScoub 0 · ID: 5 Posted January 13, 2016 I've never found another solution on my Gen8. And yes, date/time is reseted as well, but not boot order if you set them as default. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 6 Posted January 13, 2016 It's so annoying does the memory test every boot as well because of this. Almost as annoying as the beep when it boots. It's the loudest beep known to man lol! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenger87 0 · ID: 7 Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Can´t confirm the BIOS resets every reboot. Depends on the BIOS setting you use. I´ll make some screens when i´m back home. I also boot my HP MS Gen8 every day via ACPI at 8am automatically. Shutdown at 0:30am. (Advanced Powermanager.spk) Also my fan is running at 6% with ACPI enabled Edited January 13, 2016 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 8 Posted January 13, 2016 Can´t confirm the BIOS resets every reboot.Depends on the BIOS setting you use. I´ll make some screens when i´m back home. I also boot my HP MS Gen8 every day via ACPI at 8am automatically. Shutdown at 0:30am. (Advanced Powermanager.spk) Do you run xpenology on it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 10 Posted January 13, 2016 I'd be very surprised if it doesn't reset the bios for you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 0 · ID: 11 Posted January 13, 2016 Mine doesn't reset it's BIOS on reboot either (bare metal XPE). Sure it takes an age to boot up, but that's just because it's an HP server. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 12 Posted January 13, 2016 Ok this is interesting. Something must be different. What version of DSM and what version of xpenology you running? And you definitely don't get the message just before it boots the USB key for xpenology that says something like system running with default settings? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 0 · ID: 13 Posted January 15, 2016 Apologies; I am incorrect... I just checked and it does say it's been reverted at the boot menu. Just never noticed before and have no adverse affects Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 14 Posted January 15, 2016 Well it means if you set the drives to AHCI they go back to the B120i and the time and date is reset and all other settings boot options etc! Annoying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenger87 0 · ID: 15 Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Anyone tried DIP Nr. 2? My board is removed for cpu upgrade and I've seen this maintenance dips. See the attached screenshot. https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xy5cmt0z0xnl ... G6FAa?dl=0 Edited January 15, 2016 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
captainfred 0 · ID: 16 Posted January 15, 2016 Anyone tried DIP Nr. 2?My board is removed for cpu upgrade and I've seen this maintenance dips. See the attached screenshot. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9781hssm94u6b ... 8.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/aeon9nalb5x7w ... 5.jpg?dl=0 Link don't work for me Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
svenger87 0 · ID: 17 Posted January 15, 2016 Link edited Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 0 · ID: 18 Posted January 15, 2016 Well it means if you set the drives to AHCI they go back to the B120i and the time and date is reset and all other settings boot options etc! Annoying. That's the thing, it's not annoying. I don't use the onboard RAID and I never have to do a thing on reboot. That's why I thought I wasn't getting reset. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rusty 0 · ID: 19 Posted January 15, 2016 Well it means if you set the drives to AHCI they go back to the B120i and the time and date is reset and all other settings boot options etc! Annoying. That's the thing, it's not annoying. I don't use the onboard RAID and I never have to do a thing on reboot. Everything else going back to defaults doesn't cause a problem. That's why I thought I wasn't getting reset. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faircat 0 · ID: 20 Posted January 28, 2016 Anyone tried DIP Nr. 2?My board is removed for cpu upgrade and I've seen this maintenance dips. See the attached screenshot. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9781hssm94u6b ... 8.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/aeon9nalb5x7w ... 5.jpg?dl=0 Link don't work for me I tried... But changing DIP No. 2 to "on" just don't work for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faircat 0 · ID: 21 Posted January 28, 2016 Anyone tried DIP Nr. 2?My board is removed for cpu upgrade and I've seen this maintenance dips. See the attached screenshot. https://www.dropbox.com/s/9781hssm94u6b ... 8.png?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/aeon9nalb5x7w ... 5.jpg?dl=0 Link don't work for me I tried... But changing DIP No. 2 to "on" just don't work for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
