Intel SBCEFCSW, SBFCM Extended Firmware Settings, Extended firmware settings, Connection options

Extended error logging: When set to Enabled, this setting provides additional error and debugging information to the Windows operating system event error log. The default is Disabled.

Extended Firmware Settings

Use this option to view and set extended firmware settings. The default settings for the Expansion Card are listed in Table <$elemparanumonly139 and are described in this section.

Table 42. Extended firmware settings

Setting		Options	Default
RIO operation mode	0, 5		0
Connection Options	0, 1, 2		2
Fibre Channel tape support	Disabled		Disabled
Interrupt delay timer	0-255		0
Data rate	0, 1, 2		2

RIO operation mode: This setting specifies the reduced interrupt operation (RIO) mode, if supported by the software device driver. When the expansion card is in the RIO mode you can post multiple command completions in a single interrupt (see Table <$elemparanumonly). The default is 0.

Table 43. RIO options and operation modes

Option	Operation mode
0	No multiple responses
5	Multiple responses with minimal interrupts

Connection options: This setting defines the type of connection (loop or point-to-point) or connection preference (see Table <$elemparanumonly). The default is 2.

Table 44. Connection options

Option	Type of connection
0	Loop only
1	Point-to-point only
2	Loop preferred; otherwise, point-to-point

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