Table 3.3 | Adapter Properties Fields and Descriptions (Cont.) | ||
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CHS Mapping | Configuration | Defines how the Cylinder Head Sector (CHS) values | |
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| [SCSI Plug and Play | are mapped onto a disk without |
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| Mapping / Alternate | information. |
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| CHS Mapping] | SCSI Plug and Play Mapping automatically |
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| determines the most efficient and compatible |
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| mapping. |
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| Alternate CHS Mapping utilizes an alternate, possibly |
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| less efficient mapping that may be required if a device |
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| is moved between adapters from different vendors. |
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| Caution: Neither of these options has any effect after |
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| a disk has been partitioned using the FDISK |
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| command. The FDISK utility is a tool that the user can |
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| use to delete partition entries, one or all of them. If all |
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| partition entries are deleted, it is necessary to reboot |
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| to clear memory or the old partitioning data will be |
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| reused, thus nullifying the previous operation. Use |
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| care to ensure that the correct disk is the target of an |
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| FDISK command. |
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Spinup Delay |
| Configuration | Indicates the delay in seconds between spinups of |
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| [1 to 15] | devices attached to an adapter. Staggered spinups |
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| balance the total electrical current load on the system |
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| during boot. The default value is 2 seconds. |
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Secondary Cluster | Configuration | Indicates whether an adapter has one or more | |
Server |
| [Yes / No] | devices attached that are shared with one or more |
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| other adapters and therefore, the Symbios SCSI |
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| BIOS should avoid SCSI bus resets as much as |
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| possible. |
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| This option allows the user to enable an adapter to |
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| join a cluster of adapters without doing any SCSI bus |
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| resets. This is a requirement for Microsoft Cluster |
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| Server. The default value is No with an alternate |
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| option of Yes. |
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Termination Control | Configuration | If available, the field indicates whether an adapter has | |
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| [Auto / Off] | automatic termination control. |
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| Auto means that the adapter automatically |
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| determines whether it should enable or disable its |
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| termination. Auto is the default state unless |
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| termination is done manually, in which case, the |
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| configuration is Off. |
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<Restore Defaults> | Executable | Press Enter to obtain default settings. | |
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The Symbios SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility Menus |
