Table 3-2 Adaptec SCSI Utility Setup Configurations

 

RECOMMENDED SETTING

YOUR

OPTION

OR DISPLAY ONLY

CONFIGURATION

 

 

 

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions

 

 

 

 

 

Host Adapter SCSI ID

7

 

 

 

 

SCSI Parity Checking

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Host Adapter SCSI Termination

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Additional Options

 

 

 

 

 

Boot Device Options

Press ENTER for menu

 

 

 

 

Boot Channel

A First

 

 

 

 

Boot SCSI ID

0

 

 

 

 

Boot LUN Number

0

 

 

 

 

SCSI Device Configuration

Press ENTER for menu

 

 

 

 

Sync Transfer Rate (MB/Sec)

160

 

 

 

 

Initiate Wide Negotiation

Yes

 

 

 

 

Enable Disconnection

Yes

 

 

 

 

Send Start Unit Command

Yes

 

 

 

 

Enable Write Back Cache

No

 

 

 

 

BIOS Multiple LUN Support

No 1

 

 

 

 

Include in BIOS Scan

Yes 1

 

 

 

 

Advanced Configuration Options

Press ENTER for menu.

 

 

 

 

Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization

Enabled

 

 

 

 

Display <Ctrl-A> Messages During BIOS

Enabled

 

Initialization

 

 

 

 

 

Extended BIOS Translation for DOS

Enabled

 

Drives >1 GByte

 

 

 

 

 

Verbose/Silent Mode

Verbose

 

 

 

 

Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility

Enabled1

 

Reserves BIOS Space)

 

 

 

 

 

Domain Validation

Enabled1

 

 

 

 

Support Removable Disks

Disabled1, 2

 

Under BIOS as Fixed Disks

 

 

 

 

 

BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM

Enabled1

 

 

 

 

BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions

Enabled1

 

1No effect if BIOS is disabled.

2Do not remove media from a removable media drive if it is under BIOS control.

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NEC 5800/180Ra-7 manual Adaptec Scsi Utility Setup Configurations, Scsi Bus Interface Definitions, Additional Options

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