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Thunder i860 S2603
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Boot Adapter List
The adapter boot order specifies the order in which adapters will boot when more than one Symbios
adapter is in a system.
Up to four of the total adapters in a system may be selected as bootable.
To add an adapter to the boot list, press [INSERT] while on the Boot Adapter List. This puts the cursor on
the adapter select list. Use the arrow keys to select the desired adapter and press [ENTER] to add it to
the end of the Boot Adapter List. Below are the fields available along with their descriptions.
The next page describes the Global Properties menu, available from the Main Menu.
Adapter
PCI Bus
Indicates the specific Symbios Host Adapter
The PCI Bus number (range 0x00 - 0xFF, 0 - 255
decimal) assigned by the system BIOS to an adapter
Field
Details on field
Dev/Func
Specifies the relative boot order (0 to 3) of an
adapter.
- : decreases an adapter’s relative boot order
+ : increases an adapter’s relative boot order
Boot Order
Indicates whether an adapter in the boot list was
enabled during the most recent boot. Disabled
adapters and their attached devices are ignored by
the Symbios PCI SCSI BIOS., they are still visible to
the Configuration utuility.
Current Status
Specifies whether to enable an adapter upon the
next boot. The Symbios SCSI BIOS ignores disabled
adapters and their attached devices although they
are still visible to the Configuration Utility.
Next Boot
Indicates the PCI Device/Function assigned by the
system BIOS to an adapter.
An 8-bit value mapped as follows:
Bit # 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
Bits 2-0: Function (range 0 - 7)
Bits 7-3: Device (range 0x00 - 0x1F, 0-31
decimal)