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SCSI Parity Check ON: You can use this option to enable or disable parity
checking on the SCSI bus by the Adapter. The default setting for this option is
"Yes"—if you leave it set this way, make sure that all of your peripherals on which
parity checking can be user-enabled or -disabled have it enabled. If any of the
devices attached to the bus don't support parity checking, set this option to "No."
4.6.5 T
BIOS S
HE
ETUP
If you select "BIOS Setup" at the Main Menu and press ENTER, the Utility displays
a screen at which you can set four key options for the Ultra2 LVD SCSI Host
Adapter's BIOS. Again, use the up- and down-arrow keys to select an option, the plus
and minus keys to change its setting, or <F8> to reload the factory-default settings for
all options.
Enable Host Adapter BIOS: Use this option to control whether the Adapter uses
the SCSI-disk I/O routines in its BIOS. The factory-default setting for this option is
"Yes." If you set it to "No," you will disable the Adapter's ability to use the boot
capabilities and other features of its BIOS, including all of the other features normally
available in this menu (they will be "grayed out"). Only disable the BIOS if you want to
use other drivers for all of the attached devices.
Boot Device ID: You can use this option to select which SCSI device will be the
designated boot device for the system. The factory-default device ID is "0", which is
the best choice for most operating systems and applications.
BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM: When this option is set to "Yes," the
Adapter will support booting from one CD-ROM (and only one CD-ROM at any
given time). (This option is useful if you need to install an operating system or
other software from CD-ROM at boot-up.) The default setting for this option is
"No." Unless this option is set to "Yes," pressing [CTRL] [B] at boot time to boot
from CD-ROM (see Section 3.2.1) will have no effect.
BIOS Treat Removable Disk as Fixed Disk: When this option is set to "Yes," the
Adapter's BIOS will treat removable disks as if they were fixed disks, so you can run
removable-disk media without needing additional (third-party) software drivers.
(You will still need third-party drivers, however, if you need to be able to hot-swap
removable disks while the system is operating. Hot-swapping removable disks
without using drivers that support this function will reult in lost data and possibly
other unexpected problems.) The default setting for this option is "No."
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