•Boot device selection from any four host adapters
•Automatic INT13 drive mapping for Fibre Channel drives
3.1.1.2BIOS Overview
During the boot time initialization, the Intel BIOS determines if there are other hard disks, such as an IDE drive, already installed by the system BIOS. If there are, the Intel BIOS maps any Intel drives it finds after the drive(s) already installed. Otherwise, the Intel BIOS installs drives starting with the system boot drive. In this case, the system boots from a drive controlled by the Intel BIOS.
3.1.1.3 Intel BIOS Boot Specification (BBS)
The Intel BIOS provides support for the BIOS Boot Specification (BBS), which allows you to choose which device to boot from by selecting the priority.
To use this feature, the system BIOS must also be compatible with the BBS. If your system supports the BBS, use the system BIOS setup menu to select the boot and drive order. In the system BIOS setup, the Boot Connection Devices menu appears with a list of available boot options. Use that menu to select the device and rearrange the order. Then exit to continue the boot process.
3.1.2 Starting the Intel BIOS Configuration Utility
The LSI Logic Intel BIOS allows you to change the default configuration of your host adapters, using the embedded BIOS Configuration Utility.
When the BIOS loads, the following message appears on your monitor:
Press
This message remains on your screen for about five seconds, giving you time to start the utility. After you press
Please wait, invoking LSI Logic Configuration Utility...
After a brief pause, your computer monitor displays the Main menu of the BIOS Configuration Utility.
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