Using The Intel Boot Agent Utility Program - IBM 620410U - IntelliStation E - Pro 6204 User Manual

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Using the Intel Boot Agent Utility program

The Intel Boot Agent Utility program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration utility
program that you can use to customize the network and startup protocols of your
computer through an operating system independent configuration program
contained within the adapter flash ROM.
Attention:
program, startup sequence settings in the IBM Setup Utility program might not
function properly.
You can view or change the following controller settings:
– Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to view the SCSI controller ID, normally 7.
– SCSI Parity Checking
Select this choice to view the assigned value of Enabled.
– Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Select this choice to view the assigned value of Enabled.
– Boot Device Options
Select this choice to configure startable device parameters. Before you can
make updates, you must know the ID of the device for which you want to
configure parameters.
– SCSI Device Configuration
Select this choice to configure SCSI device parameters. Before you can make
updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you want to
configure.
Note: The Maximum Sync Transfer Rate represents the transfer rate for Ultra
SCSI devices.
- The transfer rate for Ultra3 SCSI LVD devices is 160 MBps
- The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80 MBps
- The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20 MBps
– Advanced Configuration Options
Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration
options.
Select this choice to view the SCSI IDs that are assigned to each device or to
format a SCSI device.
To use the utility program, select a drive from the list. Read the screens carefully
before making a selection.
Note: If you press Ctrl+A before the selected drives are ready, an Unexpected
SCSI Command Failure screen might appear. Restart the computer and
watch the SCSISelect messages as each drive spins up. After the drive
that you want to view or format spins up, press Ctrl+A.
If you change the startup order using the Intel Boot Agent Utility
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