HP D5970A - NetServer - LCII Installation And Configuration Manual page 26

• Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization—(Default: Enabled) When set to
Enabled, the SCSI host bus adapter generates a SCSI bus reset during its
power-on initialization and after a hard reset.
• Display <Ctrl> <A> Messages during BIOS Initialization—(Default:
Enabled) When set to Enabled, the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS displays
the Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility! message on your screen
during system bootup. If this setting is disabled, you can still invoke the
SCSISelect Utility by pressing <Ctrl> <A> after the SCSI host bus
adapter BIOS banner appears.
• Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte—(Default:
Enabled) When set to Enabled, provides an extended translation scheme
for SCSI hard disks with capacities greater than 1 GByte. This setting is
necessary only for MS-DOS 5.0 or above; it is not required for other
operating systems, such as NetWare or UNIX.
CAUTION
Use the MS-DOS Fdisk command to partition a disk larger than 1 GByte
controlled by the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS, when using DOS, Windows
3.1.x, or Windows 95/98.
• Verbose/Silent Mode—(Default: Verbose) When set Verbose, the SCSI
host bus adapter BIOS displays the host adapter model on the screen
during system bootup. When set to Silent, the message will not be
displayed during bootup.
• Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space)—
(Default: Enabled) Enables or disables the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS.
Leave at Enabled to allow the SCSI host bus adapter BIOS to scan and
initialize all SCSI devices.
Set to Disabled: Not scan if the devices on the SCSI bus (for
example, CD-ROM drives) are controlled by software drivers and do not
need the BIOS, and you do not want the BIOS to scan the SCSI bus.
Set to Disabled: Scan Bus if you do not need the BIOS, but you want it to
scan the SCSI devices on the bus.
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Changing the translation scheme destroys all data on the
drive. Be sure to back up the data before changing the
translation scheme.