How to Determine that a Backup Battery Unit is Defective for the Intel® RAID Module RMSP3CD080F

Information and details about the Intel® RAID Maintenance Free Backup AXXRMFBU7

Refer to the Intel® RAID Maintenance Free Backup AXXRMFBU7 section in the 12Gb/s Intel® RAID Controllers User Guide.

Here are some troubleshooting options for determining if the unit can be defective:

• Check if there are any temperature issues within the server. The lifecycle of the battery can be greatly shortened by this issue. 
• Check the information about the battery with the BIOS.

To view the Intel® RAID Maintenance Free Backup information, do the following:

1. At boot, press the <F2> key when prompted and enter the Setup BIOS.
2. Navigate to Main, Advanced, PCI Configuration, and then UEFI Option ROM Control.
3. Look for the RAID card under the Storage Controller list.  
4. Press Enter to get into the Main Menu for the HII Configuration Utility. 
5. Enter the Main Menu and select Hardware Components to go to the Hardware Component Screen. 
6. The Hardware Component Screen shows the Battery Status. Select the Battery Management option.
7. The Battery Management screen contains the following information:

   Battery Type: A string that identifies the Intel® RAID Maintenance Free Backup type
   Battery Status: The current status of the Intel® RAID Maintenance Free Backup (Normally, it should be optimal.)
   Temperature: The current temperature of the battery pack or supercap
   Capacitance: With time, the capacitance decreases. This field shows the current capacitance of the battery pack or supercap.

Defective Maintenance Free Backup unit