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Advanced Configuration Options, Display <Ctrl> <A> Messages during BIOS Initialization

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Chapter 2 Advanced Configuration Options Configuration with SCSISelect NOTE Do not change the Advanced Configuration Options unless absolutely necessary. • Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI host bus adapter generates a SCSI bus reset during its power-on initialization and after a hard reset. • Display Messages during BIOS Initialization-(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS displays the Press for SCSISelect (TM) Utility! message on your screen during system bootup. If this setting is disabled, you can still invoke the SCSISelect Utility by pressing after the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS banner appears. • Extended BIOS 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 GByte. This setting is necessary only for MS-DOS 5.0 or above; 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 the data before changing the translation scheme. Use the MS-DOS Fdisk command to partition a disk larger than 1 GByte controlled by the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS, when using DOS, Windows 3.1.x, or Windows 95/98. • Verbose/Silent Mode-(Default: Verbose) When set Verbose, the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS displays the host adapter model on the screen during system bootup. When set to Silent, the message will not be displayed during bootup. • Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)- (Default: Enabled) Enables or disables the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS. o Leave at Enabled to allow the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS to scan and initialize all SCSI devices. 16

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Chapter 2
Configuration with SCSISelect
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Advanced Configuration Options
Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization
—(Default: Enabled) When set to Enabled,
the SCSI host bus adapter generates a SCSI bus reset during its power-on
initialization and after a hard reset.
Display <Ctrl> <A> Messages during BIOS Initialization
—(Default:
Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS displays the
Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility!
message on your screen during system bootup. If this setting is disabled, you can
still invoke the SCSISelect Utility by pressing <Ctrl> <A> after the SCSI host
bus adapter BIOS banner appears.
Extended BIOS 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 GByte. This setting is necessary only for
MS-DOS 5.0 or above; it is not required for other operating systems, such as
NetWare or UNIX.
Use the MS-DOS Fdisk command to partition a disk larger than 1 GByte controlled
by the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS, when using DOS, Windows 3.1.x, or Windows
95/98.
Verbose/Silent Mode—(Default: Verbose
)
When set Verbose, the SCSI host
bus adapter BIOS displays the host adapter model on the screen during system
bootup. When set to Silent, the message will not be displayed during bootup.
Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)
(Default: Enabled) Enables or disables the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS.
o
Leave at Enabled to allow the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS to scan and
initialize all SCSI devices.
NOTE
Do not change the Advanced Configuration Options unless
absolutely necessary.
CAUTION
Changing the translation scheme destroys all data on the drive.
Be sure to back up the data before changing the translation
scheme.