Appendix

ii. SCSI BIOS

Configuring the SCSI Adapter

Access the SCSI BIOS by holding down both CTRL and A keys when you see the BIOS banner message listing the driver name and the attached devices. For example:

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<<< Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility! >>>

The SCSISelect screen will come up. Instructions on how to move the cursor and select options are listed on the bottom of the program windows.

SCSI Disk Utilities

The SCSI Disk Utilities option displays information on SCSI IDs 0 though 15, listing all devices on the bus including non-disk devices. When you select a device from the list and press Enter key, another window appears giving you the option of selecting one of two sub-utilities, Format Disk or Verify Media. These utilities are used for hard disk drives only and will have no effect on other non-disk SCSI devices.

Format Disk - low-level formats your SCSI hard disks. In general, SCSI hard disks have already been low-level formatted when you get them, so you generally do not need to use this function.

Verify Media - scans the selected drive media for defects, notifies you of any defects found and gives you the option of reassigning bad blocks so that data will not be written to them. This utility is only necessary if you suspect that your SCSI disk drive has a problem.

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