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Extended INT 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte, Enabled, Post Display Mode, Verbose, Silent

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Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect s Extended INT 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte- (Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, provides an extended translation scheme for SCSI hard disks with capacities greater than 1 GB. This setting is necessary only for current versions of MS-DOS; it is not required for other operating systems, such as NetWare or UNIX. ! Caution: Changing the translation scheme destroys all data on the drive. Be sure to back up your disk drives before changing the translation scheme. s Post Display Mode-(Default: Verbose) During POST, the amount of information displayed depends on the mode. If you change this setting, the change automatically applies to both SCSI channels. The following modes are available: s Verbose-The results of the SCSI bus scan are displayed, but the results of the PCI bus scan are not displayed. s Silent-Nothing is displayed about POST, not even the Adaptec banner. However, error messages are displayed if there is a problem on the SCSI bus or SCSI devices. ! Caution: Setting this feature to Silent completely disables the messages displayed by the Adaptec SCSI Card during the restart of the system. You will have to remember where in the POST cycle of the BIOS the Press for SCSISelect (TM) Utility! message was displayed, and press Ctrl-A at that time to get into SCSISelect. If you press Ctrl-A too early or too late, you will not be able to enter into the cards setup. s Diagnostic-The PCI and SCSI bus scan results are displayed separately. There is a pause between PCI and SCSI scans. 3-9

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3-9
Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card with SCSISelect
■
Extended INT 13 Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte
—
(Default:
Enabled
) When set to
Enabled
, provides an extended
translation scheme for SCSI hard disks with capacities greater
than 1 GB. This setting is necessary only for current versions of
MS-DOS; it is not required for other operating systems, such as
NetWare or UNIX.
Caution:
Changing the translation scheme destroys all data
on the drive. Be sure to back up your disk drives before
changing the translation scheme.
■
Post Display Mode
—
(Default:
Verbose)
During POST, the
amount of information displayed depends on the mode. If you
change this setting, the change automatically applies to both
SCSI channels. The following modes are available:
■
Verbose
—
The results of the SCSI bus scan are displayed, but
the results of the PCI bus scan are not displayed.
■
Silent
—
Nothing is displayed about POST, not even the
Adaptec banner. However, error messages are displayed if
there is a problem on the SCSI bus or SCSI devices.
Caution:
Setting this feature to
Silent
completely
disables the messages displayed by the Adaptec SCSI
Card during the restart of the system. You will have to
remember where in the POST cycle of the BIOS the
Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility!
message was
displayed, and press
Ctrl-A
at that time to get into
SCSI
Select
. If you press
Ctrl-A
too early or too late, you
will not be able to enter into the cards setup.
■
Diagnostic
—
The PCI and SCSI bus scan results are
displayed separately. There is a pause between PCI and SCSI
scans.
!
!