Combined Boot User Manual
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Enable/Disable EDD 3.0
This option allows you to enable or disable the Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD) option, which is available on
Intel Itanium servers only. Enabling EDD 3.0 displays the path to the boot device. The default setting is
disabled.
To enable or disable EDD 3.0:
1.
Start the BIOS utility and select the adapter for which you want to enable or disable EDD 3.0.
2.
When the main menu opens select
2
, Configure This Adapter's Parameters. The adapter
configuration menu is displayed (Figure 11).
3.
Select
7
, Enable or Disable EDD 3.0(+Advanced ).
Figure 17: Enable or Disable EDD 3.0 Screen
4.
Select
1
to enable EDD 3.0, or press
2
to disable it.
5.
Press <x> to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system.
Enable/Disable the Start Unit Command
This command is used to issue the SCSI start unit command. You must know the specific LUN to issue
the SCSI start unit command.The default setting is disabled.
To enable or disable the start unit command:
1.
Start the BIOS utility. Select the HBA for which you want to enable or disable the start unit
command.
2.
When the main menu opens select
2
, Configure This Adapter's Parameters. The adapter
configuration menu is displayed (Figure 11).
3.
Select
8
, Enable or Disable Start Unit CAdvanced ).
Figure 18: Enable or Disable Start Unit Command Screen
4.
Select
1
to enable the start unit command, or
2
to disable it.
5.
Press <x> to exit the BIOS utility and reboot the system.
Note:
An x86 system could hang during Windows 2000 Server installation if EDD
3.0 is enabled.
