S C S I d r i v e s
FT1200 HANDBOOK 4/13
Use Extended BIOS Translation only with MS-DOS 5.0 or higher.
You do not need to enable this option if you are using another
operating system such as NetWare, Windows NT, or UNIX.
When you partition a disk larger than 1 GB, use the MS-DOS
fdisk
utility as you normally would. Because the cylinder size increases to 8
MB under extended translation, the partition size you choose must be
a multiple of 8 MB. If you request a size that is not a multiple of 8
MB,
fdisk
rounds up to the nearest whole multiple of 8 MB.
Host Adapter BIOS
Enables or disables the host adapter BIOS. If you are booting from
a SCSI disk drive connected to the motherboard, the Host Adapter
BIOS must be enabled. Disable the Host Adapter BIOS if the
peripherals on the SCSI bus (for example, CD-ROM drives) are all
controlled by device drivers and do not need the BIOS.
The options are:
♦
Enabled (default)
♦
Disabled
NOTE
Several of the following fields are ignored if the Host Adapter BIOS is
disabled.
Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks
CAUTION
If a removable-media SCSI device is controlled by the host adapter BIOS,
do not remove the media while the drive is on or you could lose data. If
you want to be able to remove media while the drive is on, install your
removable-media device driver and set this option to Disabled.
Controls which removable-media drives are supported by the SCSI
BIOS. This field is ignored if the Host Adapter BIOS is disabled.
The options are:
♦
Boot Only
(default)
(Only the removable-media drive
designated as the boot device is treated as a hard disk drive)