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Writer: Bill Reitz Project: Compaq StorageWorks 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter User Guide Comments:
Part Number: AA-RKPDA-TE 173941-001 File Name: H-CH7 BOOT BIOS.DOC Last Saved On: 12/8/99 11:04 AM
Chapter 7
Boot BIOS
Introduction
Boot BIOS is a set of x86 instructions in the 64-Bit PCI-To-Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapter (HBA) flash ROM that lets you designate a fibre channel
hard drive as the boot drive. Boot BIOS works with the existing system BIOS
on Intel Pentium class PCI system boards.
NOTE: The examples in this chapter use the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
Boot BIOS does the following:
■ Supports up to eight fibre channel HBAs per computer
■ Detects up to 99 devices per HBA
■ Displays a maximum of 16 devices during the boot process
System Requirements
■ Intel Pentium Class computer, with system BIOS copyright 1995 or later
■ MS-DOS 6.0 or higher
■ Windows NT 4.0 installation media
■ Installed HBA