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v Press the F5 key to switch between color and monochrome modes (if your monitor permits). 5. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected items; then, press Enter. Choices available from the SCSISelect menu The following choices appear on the SCSISelect Utility menu: v Configure/View Host Adapter Settings Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the SCSI controller to its default values, press the F6 key; then, follow the on-screen instructions. You can view or change the following controller settings: - Host Adapter SCSI ID Select this choice to view the SCSI controller identification (ID), which is usually 7. - SCSI Parity Checking Select this choice to view the assigned value. The assigned value is Enabled, and cannot be changed. - Host Adapter SCSI Termination Select this choice to view the assigned value. The assigned value is Automatic, and cannot be changed. - Boot Device Options Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure. - SCSI Device Configuration Select this choice to configure SCSI-device parameters. Before you can make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to configure. Note: The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate is the transfer rate for Ultra SCSI devices. - The transfer rate for Ultra 160 low voltage differential (LVD) devices is 160.0 MBps. - The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 MBps. - The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 MBps. - Advanced Configuration Options Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration options. These options include support for large hard disk drives and support for drives with UltraSCSI speeds. Configuration 29

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v
Press
the
F5
key
to
switch
between
color
and
monochrome
modes
(if
your
monitor
permits).
5.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Choices
available
from
the
SCSISelect
menu
The
following
choices
appear
on
the
SCSISelect
Utility
menu:
v
Configure/View
Host
Adapter
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
SCSI
controller
settings.
To
reset
the
SCSI
controller
to
its
default
values,
press
the
F6
key;
then,
follow
the
on-screen
instructions.
You
can
view
or
change
the
following
controller
settings:
–
Host
Adapter
SCSI
ID
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
SCSI
controller
identification
(ID),
which
is
usually
7
.
–
SCSI
Parity
Checking
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
assigned
value.
The
assigned
value
is
Enabled
,
and
cannot
be
changed.
–
Host
Adapter
SCSI
Termination
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
assigned
value.
The
assigned
value
is
Automatic
,
and
cannot
be
changed
.
–
Boot
Device
Options
Select
this
choice
to
configure
startable-device
parameters.
Before
you
can
make
updates,
you
must
know
the
ID
of
the
device
whose
parameters
you
want
to
configure.
–
SCSI
Device
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
configure
SCSI-device
parameters.
Before
you
can
make
updates,
you
must
know
the
ID
of
the
device
whose
parameters
you
want
to
configure.
Note:
The
Maximum
Sync
Transfer
Rate
is
the
transfer
rate
for
Ultra
SCSI
devices.
-
The
transfer
rate
for
Ultra
160
low
voltage
differential
(LVD)
devices
is
160.0
MBps.
-
The
transfer
rate
for
Ultra2
SCSI
LVD
devices
is
80.0
MBps.
-
The
transfer
rate
for
Fast
SCSI
devices
is
20.0
MBps.
–
Advanced
Configuration
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
settings
for
advanced
configuration
options.
These
options
include
support
for
large
hard
disk
drives
and
support
for
drives
with
UltraSCSI
speeds.
Configuration
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