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Permanently Changing the Boot Device Priority, Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility - server board scsi

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Permanently Changing the Boot Device Priority You can change the boot device permanently. These changes are saved from boot to boot. 1. Enter Setup. 2. From the Setup screen, select Boot Menu. 3. Select Boot Device Priority, and press . 4. In the Boot Device Priority screen, use the up- or down-arrow keys to select the drive you want to boot from, then press the key to move it to the top of the list. 5. Set the second and third boot devices in the same manner as step 4. 6. Press the key to save your changes and exit Setup. 7. When the Exit prompt appears, press again. 8. The boot process continues. When finished, an operating system prompt displays. Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility Each host adapter includes an onboard SCSISelect configuration utility that allows you to configure/view the settings of the host adapter and devices in the server. The system finds the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter and displays the message Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI BIOS V x.xxx where x.xxx is the version number of the SCSISelect utility. Pressing at this time allows you to configure the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter. When to Run the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility Use the SCSISelect utility to: • Change default values • Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of other devices in the server • Do a low-level format on SCSI devices installed in the server Running the SCSISelect Utility 1. When this message appears on the video monitor: 2. Press to run the utility. When the main menu for the host adapter appears, choose the device that you want to configure-each SCSI bus accepts up to 15 devices. 54 Intel Server Board SCB2 Product Guide

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Intel Server Board SCB2 Product Guide
Permanently Changing the Boot Device Priority
You can change the boot device permanently.
These changes are saved from boot to boot.
1. Enter Setup.
2.
From the Setup screen, select Boot Menu.
3.
Select Boot Device Priority, and press <Enter>.
4.
In the Boot Device Priority screen, use the up- or down-arrow keys to select the drive you want
to boot from, then press the <+> key to move it to the top of the list.
5.
Set the second and third boot devices in the same manner as step 4.
6.
Press the <F10> key to save your changes and exit Setup.
7.
When the Exit prompt appears, press <Enter> again.
8.
The boot process continues.
When finished, an operating system prompt displays.
Running the Adaptec SCSI
Select
Utility
Each host adapter includes an onboard SCSI
Select
configuration utility that allows you to
configure/view the settings of the host adapter and devices in the server.
The system finds the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter and displays the message
Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI BIOS V x.xxx
where
x.xxx
is the version number of the
SCSI
Select
utility.
Pressing <Ctrl+A> at this time allows you to configure the
Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter.
When to Run the Adaptec SCSI
Select
Utility
Use the SCSI
Select
utility to:
•
Change default values
•
Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of other devices in
the server
•
Do a low-level format on SCSI devices installed in the server
Running the SCSI
Select
Utility
1.
When this message appears on the video monitor:
<<<Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility!>>>
2.
Press <Ctrl+A> to run the utility.
When the main menu for the host adapter appears, choose
the device that you want to configure—each SCSI bus accepts up to 15 devices.