5 HP BIOS

Adaptec SCSISelect Configuration Utility

Advanced Configuration Options

Options

Default

Comments

 

Settings

 

 

 

 

Extended BIOS Translation for DOS

Enabled

Includes an extended translation scheme that supports

drives > 1 GByte

 

disk drives of more than 1 GByte.

 

 

 

Verbose/Silent Mode

Verbose

Displays messages on the screen at POST.

 

 

 

Host Adapter BIOS

Enabled

Controls the state of the BIOS at POST.

 

 

 

Support for Removable Disks Under

Disabled

No removable media drives running under DOS are

BIOS as Fixed Disks

 

treated as hard disk drives. Driver software is required

 

 

because the drives are not controlled by the BIOS.

 

 

 

Display <F6> message during

Enabled

Displays Press F6 for SCSISelect(TM)

BIOS Initialization

 

Utility!

 

 

 

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM

Enabled

Enables booting from a CD-ROM.

 

 

 

BIOS Support for Int 13h Extensions

Enabled

Host adapter BIOS supports Int 13h extensions.

 

 

 

Domain Validation

Disabled

Downgrades the performance while maintaining the

 

 

integrity of data transmission

 

 

 

 

SCSI Device Configuration Options

 

 

 

SCSI Device Options

Default

Comments

 

Settings

 

 

 

 

SyncTransfer Rate

160

Determines the synchronous data transfer rate that

 

 

the host adapter will negotiate with the device.

 

 

 

Enable Disconnection

Yes

Determines whether the host adapter allows a SCSI

 

 

device to disconnect from the SCSI bus (also referred

 

 

to as Disconnect/Reconnect).

 

 

 

Initiate Wide Negotiation

Yes

Allows the adapter to initiate wide negotiation with a

(16-bit adapters only)

 

16-bit SCSI device.

 

 

 

Send Start unit Command

Yes

Determines whether the host adapter sends the Start

 

 

Unit command to the SCSI bus.

 

 

 

Enable Write Back Cache

N/C

Allows the BIOS to program the state of the write

 

 

back cache in the hard disk drive.

 

 

 

BIOS Multiple Lun Support

No

Allows the BIOS to support multiple logical units.

 

 

 

Include in BIOS Scan

Yes

Determines whether the host adapter BIOS supports

 

 

devices attached to the SCSI bus without the need for

 

 

device driver software.

 

 

 

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