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SCSI Administrator’s
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SCSI Administrator’s Guide
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Who This Manual Is For
This manual is for anyone who wants to:
•Add a SCSI accessory to their PC.
•Configure a SCSI accessory in an HP PC.
Important Safety Information
WARNING If you have any doubt that you can lift the PC or display safely, do not
try to move it without help.
For your safety, always connect the equipment to a grounded wall
outlet. Always use a power cord with a properly grounded plug, such
as the one provided with this equipment, or one in compliance with
your national regulations. This PC is disconnected from the power by
removing the power cord from the power outlet. This means the PC
must be located close to a power outlet that is easily accessible.
For your safety, never remove the PC’s cover without first removing
the power cord from the power outlet, and any connection to a
telecommunications network. Always replace the cover on the PC
before switching it on again.
To avoid electric shock, do not open the power supply. There are no
user-serviceable parts inside.
This HP PC is a class 1 laser product. Do not attempt to make any
adjustment to the laser units.
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Configuring the SCSI Bus
Configuring the SCSI Bus
You can configure your PC’s SCSI bus using the SCSISelect utility. This
utility is for use with Internal Wide 16-bit SCSI devices.
Using SCSI Select
ATTENTION The SCSISelect™utility is intended for advanced users only.
Note that the SCSISelect option displayed on your screen may
be different to the one described here.
The SCSISelect utility is accessed by pressing <Ctrl><A> during the
computer’sstart-upprocesswhenthe messagePress <Ctrl><A> for
SCSISelect(TM) Utility! is displayed.
The Options menu is displayed.
Use the and keys and the key to make selections in
the SCSISelect utility. Press at any time to return to the previous
menu.
SCSISelect(TM) Utility v1.xxx
Would you like to configure the host adapter, or run the
SCSI disk utilities? Select the option and press <Enter>.
Press <F5> to switch between color and monochrome modes.
Options
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
SCSI Disk Utilities
Arrow keys to move cursor, <Enter> to select option, <Esc> to exit
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Configure/View
InterfaceSettingsMenu It is recommended that you do not change these settings.
SCSI Channel Interface Definitions:
•Host Adapter SCSI ID
Changes the adapter SCSI ID from its default value of 7.
•SCSI Parity Checking
Enable or disable host adapter SCSI parity checking. Most currently
available SCSI devices do support SCSI parity. You should disable
SCSI Parity Checking if any of the attached SCSI devices do not
support SCSI parity.
•Host Adapter SCSI Termination
It is recommended that you leave this field on its default setting of
Automatic. This way, if the host adapter detects a SCSI device
connected to either its internal or external connectors, then it
enables its terminators (the adapter is at the end of the SCSI bus). If
the host adapter detects devices connected to both its internal and
external connectors, then it disables its terminators.
SCSISelect(TM) Utility v1.xxx
Configuration
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions
Host Adapter SCSI ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
SCSI Parity Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Enabled
Host Adapter SCSI Termination ...................Automatic
Additional Options
Boot Device Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Press <Enter>
SCSI Device Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . Press <Enter>
Advanced Configuration Options . . . . . . . . . Press <Enter>
<F6> - Reset to Host Adapter Defaults
BIOS Information
Interrupt (IRQ) Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
I/O Port Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F800h
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Configuring the SCSI Bus
Additional Options:
•Boot Device Options
Press to display the Boot Device Configuration menu,
described on the next page.
•SCSI Device Configuration
Press to display the SCSI Device Configuration menu.
•Array 1000 BIOS (only if HP FastRAID is installed)
Thisoptionisenabledbydefault,andinstructsthesystem to use the
special BIOS for the FastRAID option.
•Advanced Configuration Options
Press to view the Advanced Configuration Options menu.
Boot Device
Configuration Menu This menu lets you configure the SCSI boot device. To find out the
SCSI ID of a specific SCSI device, you can run the SCSI Disk Utilities
(refer to page 7).
Use the and keys to move between options. Press to
display a menu with a selection of values.
•Boot SCSI ID
This parameter is the SCSI ID of the boot device. The default value
is 0.
•Boot Lun Number
More advanced SCSI devices can have several logical units. This
option indicates the logical unit (or Lun) on which to boot for the
drive chosen in the Boot SCSI ID. The default value is 0.
Use the HP Setup program to select the boot device. You enter Setup
by pressing F2 during startup.
Boot Device Configuration
Select SCSI peripheral from which to boot
To view peripheral by ID# select “SCSI Disk Utilities” from previous menu
Boot SCSI ID ................................................. 0
Option Listed Below Has NO EFFECT if MULTI LUN Support is Disabled
Boot LUN Number .............................................. 0
Boot Device Configuration
Option Listed Below Has NO EFFECT if MULTI LUN Support is Disabled
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SCSI Device
Configuration Menu This menu lets you configure parameters for each SCSI device on the
SCSI bus. To configure a specific SCSI device, you need to know which
SCSI ID it uses. To know the SCSI ID of a specific SCSI device, you can
run the SCSI Disk Utilities (refer to page 7).
Use the and keys to move between options. Press to
display a menu with a selection of values.
•Initiate Sync Negotiation
Some older SCSI-1 devices do not support synchronous negotiation.
Set Initiate Sync Negotiation to No for these devices.
•Maximum Sync Transfer Rate
If the SCSI device is an UltraWide SCSI device, you can use the
maximum value of 40.0 MB per second. For Ultra narrow SCSI or
Wide SCSI devices you can select a maximum transfer rate of 20.0
MB per second.
Certain older SCSI-1 devices do not support UltraWide SCSI (up to
40 MB per second) or Ultra narrow SCSI or Wide SCSI data transfer
rates (up to 20 MB per second). Select a Maximum Sync Transfer
Rate of 10.0 MB per second for these devices.
SCSI Device Configuration
SCSI Device ID #0 #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7
Initiate Sync Negotiation... yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Maximum Sync Transfer Rate.. 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0
Enable Disconnection........ yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Initiate Wide Negotiation... yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled
Send Start Unit Command.... no no no no no no no no
BIOS Multiple LUN Support.. no no no no no no no no
Include in BIOS Scan....... yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
SCSI Device ID #8 #9 #10 #11 #12 #13 #14 #15
Initiate Sync Negotiation... yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Maximum Sync Transfer Rate.. 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0 40.0
Enable Disconnection........ yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Initiate Wide Negotiation... yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled
Send Start Unit Command.... no no no no no no no no
BIOS Multiple LUN Support.. no no no no no no no no
Include in BIOS Scan....... yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
SCSI Device Configuration
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Configuring the SCSI Bus
It is strongly recommended that you switch the Maximum Sync
Transfer Rate to 20 MB per second when connecting an external
SCSI device.
•Enable Disconnection
To optimize SCSI bus performance, Enable Disconnection should be
set to Yes.
•Initiate Wide Negotiation
This option determines whether the SCSI channel attempts 16-bit
data transfer instead of 8-bit data transfer.
•Send Start Unit Command
When set to Yes this option reduces the load on your computer’s
power supply by allowing the interface to power-up SCSI devices
one-at-a-time when you start your computer.
This option is not supported by some SCSI devices. Some SCSI
devices require a jumper to be changed before they can respond to
this command.
•BIOS Multiple LUN Support
More advanced SCSI devices can have several logical units (LUN).
This option determines whether booting a SCSI device that has
multipleLUNsissupported.SetthisoptiontoYes ifyourbootdevice
has multiple LUNs. It is set to no by default.
•Include in BIOS Scan
Thissetting,when settoYes,allowstheSCSIdevicetobe controlled
by the host adapter with this SCSI ID. When set to No, the adapter
does not control the SCSI device.
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AdvancedConfiguration
Options Menu It is recommended that these settings are not changed.
Use the and keys to move between options. Press to
display a menu with a selection of values.
•Plug and Play Scam Support
When enabled, this option automatically configures Plug and Play
compatible SCSI devices. For SCSI devices that do not support Plug
and Play, set this option to Disabled. By default, it is enabled.
•Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives >1 GByte
This option is no longer used (and must always be “Enabled”).
•Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization
When the SCSI controller receives an IC Reset command from the
central processor, it can reset either itself and the SCSI bus, or just
itself. By default, it will reset both itself and the SCSI bus.
•Host Adapter BIOS
This option enables or disables the SCSI Adapter BIOS. Several
options in SCSISelect utility are only valid if the SCSI adapter BIOS
is enabled. The SCSI adapter BIOS must be enabled if the computer
boots from a SCSI hard disk drive. This option is enabled by default.
•Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks
When Boot Only is selected, only the removable media drive
designated as the boot device is treated as a hard disk drive.
If All Disks is selected, all removable-media drives supported by
theBIOS are treated ashard disk drives. Noremovable-media drives
are treated as hard disk drives when Disabled is selected. In this
case, removable-media drives must be controlled through operating
system drivers.
Advanced Configuration Options
Plug and Play Scam Support ....................................Disabled
Extended BIOS Translation for DOS Drives > 1 GByte ............ Enabled
Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization............................ Enabled
Options Listed Below Have NO EFFECT if the BIOS is Disabled
Host Adapter BIOS (Configuration Utility Reserves BIOS Space).. Enabled
Support Removable Disks Under BIOS as Fixed Disks.............. Boot Only
Display F6 Message During BIOS Initialization.................. Enabled
BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM................................Enabled
BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions.............................. Enabled
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Configuring the SCSI Bus
•Display <Ctrl><A> Message During BIOS Initialization
When enabled, this option displays the message Press <Ctrl><A>
for SCSISelect(TM) Utility! during BIOS initialization. When
disabled, this message is not displayed, although you can still press
the <Ctrl><A> key combination for the SCSISelect utility. This
option is enabled by default.
•BIOS Support for Bootable CD-ROM
When enabled, this option provides BIOS support to boot your PC
from a CD-ROM device connected to the SCSI host adapter.
•BIOS Support for Int13 Extensions
When enabled, this option provides BIOS support for hard disk
drives with more than 1024 cylinders. It is enabled by default.
SCSI Disk Utilities WhentheSCSI Disk Utilities are selectedfromtheinitial Options menu,
the SCSISelect utility scans the SCSI bus and lists all the SCSI devices
on the SCSI bus. The list shows the SCSI ID and name of each SCSI
device. You can use this list to discover the SCSI ID of any device on the
SCSI bus.
Use the and keys to highlight a device and press to
display the Format Disk/Verify Media menu.
•Format Disk
This utility can be used to perform a low-level format of a hard disk.
Most SCSI disks are pre-formatted and do not need low-level
formatting.Youshouldnotethatthisfunctioncantakeseveralhours.
•Verify Disk Media
This utility scans for media defects on the selected SCSI device.
Press the key to abort this utility
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Part Number D6946-SAG-ABA
Created in France - 09/98
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