BIOS Options

Setting BIOS Options

The available BIOS options are:

•BIOS disabled / enabled

•CD-ROM boot disabled / enabled

•2GB / 8GB drive geometry

BIOS Disable or Enable

This option must be enabled in order to toggle the CD-ROM boot parameter shown in the BIOS Options menu. The BIOS must also be enabled in order to boot from any device (e.g., CD-ROM) or system drive configured on the controller, or to access any DOS partition on any drive configured on the controller.

When BIOS Disable or Enable is selected, the following message will be displayed. Press the Esc key to restart the system and then watch the screen for the following messages.

CD-ROM Boot Disable or Enable

The default for this option is for the CD-ROM boot to be disabled (e.g., the system will boot from a hard drive, even if there is a bootable CD-ROM installed–attached to the AcceleRAID 170). If the CD-ROM boot option is enabled, and if a bootable CD is installed in the CD-ROM drive, the system can boot from the CD, you will also get an option to bypass the CD-ROM boot feature.

If the CD-ROM boot option is enabled, the CD-ROM attached to the AcceleRAID 170 will take priority over the disk drives. For example, under MS-DOS, the disk drive that is normally Drive C will become Drive D. All subsequent drive IDs will similarly be moved down.

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AcceleRAID 170 Installation Guide