BUILT-IN SYMBIOS SCSI BIOS
BIOS, Driver & Utility Guide
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Scan for Device at Boot Time
- When there is a device you do not wish to make
available to the system, set this option to No for that device. Also, on a bus with
only a few devices attached, you can speed up boot time by changing this setting to
No for unused SCSI IDs.
Scan for SCSI LUNs
- You can set this option to No if you have problems with a
device that responds to all LUNs whether they are occupied or not.
Queue Tags
- If your device driver can issue queue tags, this option allows you to
enable or disable the issuing of queue tags during I/O requests.
Format
- Low level format the selected device. All information on the drive will be
erased.
Verify
– This command is used to detect bad blocks on the chosen disk. With your
confirmation, the bad blocks detected can be reassigned for future operations. This
command is non-destructive, and therefore won’t destroy the data on the drive.
Since some changes only take effect after your system reboots, it is important that
you quit this Configuration utility properly. You should return to the Main Menu
and exit via the
Quit
option. If you reboot the system without properly exiting the
utility, some changes may not be saved.
Device Drivers
To function properly with different SCSI devices under different operating systems
you’ll need to install
device drivers
. The device driver information should be
available in your SCSI adapter’s package.
