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Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings to display the current settings for the
SCSI bus interface, boot device options, SCSI device/configuration, and advanced
host adapter. Before changing the settings, review the list of settings in Table 3-1 and
the descriptions of the settings in the subsections that follow Table 3-1.
To access the SCSI disk utilities, select SCSI Disk Utilities from the menu that
appears when you start SCSI Select . When the option is selected, SCSI Select immedi-
ately scans the SCSI bus (to determine what devices are installed) and displays a list
of all SCSI IDs and the device assigned to each ID.
When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu displaying the Format Disk
and Verify Disk Media options appears.
Format Disk — This option runs a utility that allows you to perform a low-level
format on a hard-disk drive. Most SCSI disk drives are formatted at the factory
and do not need to be formatted again. The Adaptec Format Disk utility is com-
patible with the vast majority of SCSI hard-disk drives.
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Verify Disk Media — This option runs a utility that allows you to scan the hard-
disk drive for defects. If the utility finds bad blocks, it prompts you to reassign
them; if you select Yes, those blocks are no longer used. You can press <Esc> at
any time to exit the utility.
To exit SCSI Select , press <Esc> until a message prompts you to exit. (If you changed
any 78 xx series host adapter settings, you are prompted to save the changes before
you exit.) At the prompt, select Yes to exit and then press any key to reboot the com-
puter. Any changes you made in SCSI Select take effect after the computer boots. (You
can select No at the prompt if you are not ready to exit SCSI Select .)
The defaults for the optional Adaptec AHA-2940U2W SCSI controller and the built-in
AIC-7890 and AIC-7860 SCSI controllers are shown in Table 3-1. These defaults are
appropriate for most Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) systems. Run
SCSI Select only if you need to change any of the defaults.
NOTE: The SCSI Select Utility must be run for both the AIC-7890 and the AIC-7860
SCSI controllers if you need to change the configuration settings.
To change any of the defaults, see "Configure/View Host Adapter Settings" found ear-
lier in this chapter. To format or verify a disk, see "SCSI Disk Utilities" found earlier in
this chapter.
Installing and Configuring SCSI Drivers 3-3