Lenovo NetVista Hardware Maintenence Manual for Netvista 6838 and 6848 systems - Page 31
Host Adapter SCSI ID, Host Adapter SCSI Termination
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Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the SCSI controller to its default values, press F6; 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 of Enabled. - Host Adapter SCSI Termination Select this choice to view the assigned value of Automatic. - 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 represents 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 enabling support for large hard disk drives and support for drives with Ultra SCSI speeds. v SCSI Disk Utilities Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are assigned to each device or to format a SCSI device. To use the utility program, select a drive from the list. Read the on-screen instructions carefully before making a selection. Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the computer and watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive starts. After the drive that you want to view or format starts, press Ctrl+A. Chapter 4. Configuration 23