IBM IntelliStation 6836, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Select this choice to view or change the SCSI controller settings. To reset the
SCSI controller to its default values, press F6; then, follow the on-screen
instructions.
You can view or change the following controller settings:
–
Host Adapter SCSI ID
Select this choice to view the SCSI controller identification (ID), which is
usually 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 Automatic.
–
Boot Device Options
Select this choice to configure startable-device parameters. Before you can
make updates, you must know the ID of the device whose parameters you
want to configure.
– 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 Ultra 160 low voltage differential (LVD) devices
is 160.0 Mbps.
- The transfer rate for Ultra2 SCSI LVD devices is 80.0 Mbps.
- The transfer rate for Fast SCSI devices is 20.0 Mbps.
– Advanced Configuration Options
Select this choice to view or change the settings for advanced configuration
options. These options include enabling support for large hard disk drives
and support for drives with Ultra SCSI speeds.
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SCSI Disk Utilities
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 on-screen
instructions 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 starts. After the drive that
you want to view or format starts, press Ctrl+A.
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