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Display Message During BIOS Initialization - This option determines whether the Press for SCSISelect (TM) Utility! message appears on your screen during system start-up. The default setting is Enabled. If this setting is disabled, you can still run the SCSISelect utility by pressing after the host adapter BIOS banner appears. Multiple LUN Support - This option determines whether your system supports booting from a SCSI device that has multiple LUNs. The default setting is Disabled. Enable this option if your boot device has multiple LUNs. BIOS Support For Bootable CD-ROM - This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS provides support for booting from a CD-ROM drive. The default setting is Enabled. BIOS Support For Int 13 Extensions - This option determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default setting is Enabled. Support For Ultra SCSI Speed - This option determines whether the host adapter supports the fast transfer rates (20-40 megabytes per second [Mbps]). The default setting is Enabled. You can start the SCSISelect utility by pressing when the following prompt appears briefly during start-up: Press for SCSISelect (TM) Utility! The first menu displays the Configure/View Host Adapter Settings and SCSI Disk Utilities options. SCSISelect uses menus to list options you can select. To select an option, use the upand down-arrow keys to move the cursor to the option; then press . In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You can return to the previous menu at any time by pressing . To restore the original SCSISelect default values, press . To access the SCSI disk utilities, select the SCSI Disk Utilities option from the menu that appears when you start SCSISelect. When the option is selected, SCSISelect immediately scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a list of all SCSI IDs and the device assigned to each ID. When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears, displaying the Format Disk and Verify Disk Media options. Format Disk - This option runs a utility that allows you to perform a low-level format on a hard-disk drive. Most SCSI disk drives are formatted at the factory and 3-8 Dell PowerEdge 2300 Systems User's Guide

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Display <Ctrl><a> Message During BIOS Initialization — This option determines
whether the
Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility!
mes-
sage appears on your screen during system start-up. The default setting is
Enabled. If this setting is disabled, you can still run the SCSI
Select
utility by
pressing <Ctrl><a> after the host adapter BIOS banner appears.
²
Multiple LUN Support — This option determines whether your system supports
booting from a SCSI device that has multiple LUNs. The default setting is Dis-
abled. Enable this option if your boot device has multiple LUNs.
²
BIOS Support For Bootable CD-ROM — This option determines whether the host
adapter BIOS provides support for booting from a CD-ROM drive. The default set-
ting is Enabled.
²
BIOS Support For Int 13 Extensions — This option determines whether the host
adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default setting is
Enabled.
²
Support For Ultra SCSI Speed — This option determines whether the host
adapter supports the fast transfer rates (20–40 megabytes per second
[Mbps]). The default setting is Enabled.
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You can start the SCSI
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utility by pressing <Ctrl><a> when the following prompt
appears briefly during start-up:
Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility!
The first menu displays the Configure/View Host Adapter Settings and SCSI Disk Utili-
ties options.
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SCSI
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uses menus to list options you can select. To select an option, use the up-
and down-arrow keys to move the cursor to the option; then press <Enter>.
In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You can return to the previ-
ous menu at any time by pressing <Esc>. To restore the original SCSI
Select
default
values, press <F6>.
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To access the SCSI disk utilities, select the SCSI Disk Utilities option from the menu
that appears when you start SCSI
Select
. When the option is selected, SCSI
Select
immediately scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a
list of all SCSI IDs and the device assigned to each ID.
When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears, displaying the For-
mat Disk and Verify Disk Media options.
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Format Disk — This option runs a utility that allows you to perform a low-level for-
mat on a hard-disk drive. Most SCSI disk drives are formatted at the factory and