Dell PowerVault Hints
Your configuration is stored on your PERC that is connected to your MD1200 as well as drives 0-3. If you erase the drives and the configuration on the PERC & reboot both your MD & your host then you have reset the system.
How to reduce FAN speed:
Fun with an MD1200/MD1220 & SC200/SC220
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