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Adaptec SCSI Card 39160 User’s Reference
Use the MS-DOS Fdisk command to partition a disk larger
than 1 GByte controlled by the SCSI card BIOS, when using
DOS, Windows 3.1.x, or Windows 95/98.
■Verbose/Silent Mode—(Default: Verbo se) When set to Ve rbo se ,
the SCSI card BIOS displays the host adapter model on the
screen during system buildup. When set to Silent, the message
will not be displayed during bootup . If you cha nge t his s ett ing,
the change automatically applies to both SCSI channels.
■Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS
Space)—(Default: Enabled) Enables or disables the SCSI card
BIOS. If you change this setting, the change automatically
applies to both SCSI channels.
■Leave at Enabled to enable the SCSI card BIOS and allow it
to scan and initialize all SCSI devices.
■Set to Disabled: Not scan if the devices on the SCSI bus (for
example, CD-ROM drives) are controlled by software driv-
ers and do not need the BIOS, and you do not want the
BIOS to scan the SCSI bus.
■Set to Disabled: Scan Bus if you do not need the BIOS, but
you want it to scan the SCSI devices on the bus and you
need to spin up the device.
The following four options have no effect if the SCSI Card BIOS is
disabled. (The SCSI Card BIOS is normally enabled by default.)
■Domain Validation—(Default: Enabled) Determines the opti-
mal transfer rate for each device on the SCSI bus and sets
transfer rates accordingly. Displays the resulting data transfer
rate. If you change this setting, the change automatically
applies to both SCSI channels.
■Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks—
(Default: Disabled) Determines which removable-media drives
are supported by the SCSI card BIOS. The options are as
follows:
■Disabled— No removable-media drives are treated as hard
disk drives. Software drivers are required because the
drives are not controlled by the BIOS.