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Reset SCSI Bus at IC Initialization  This option enables the SCSI bus to be
reset when the controller (integrated circuit [IC]) is initialized. The default for AIC-
7860, AIC-7890, and 2940U2W host adapters is Enabled.
Extended BIOS Translation For DOS Drives > 1 GB  This option determines
whether extended translation is available for SCSI hard-disk drives with capacities
greater than 1 gigabyte (GB). The default is Enabled.
When you partition a hard-disk drive larger than 1 GB, use the MS-DOS fdisk util-
ity as you normally would. Because the cylinder size increases to 8 megabytes
(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  This option enables or disables the host adapter BIOS.
The default is Enabled.
NOTE: Several SCSI
Select
options are not valid unless the host adapter BIOS is
enabled.
If you are booting from a SCSI hard-disk drive connected to the host adapter, the
BIOS must be enabled. You should disable the host adapter BIOS if the peripher-
als on the SCSI bus (for example, CD-ROM drives) are all controlled by device
drivers and do not need the BIOS.
Support Removable Disks Under BIOS As Fixed Disks  This option controls
which removable-media drives are supported by the host adapter BIOS. The
default is Boot Only. The following choices are available.
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Boot Only. Only the removable-media drive designated as the boot device is
treated as a hard-disk drive.
All Disks. All removable-media drives supported by the BIOS are treated as
hard-disk drives.
Disabled. No removable-media drives are treated as hard-disk drives. In this
situation, software drivers are needed because the drives are not controlled
by the BIOS.
Display <Ctrl><a> Message During BIOS Initialization  This option deter-
mines whether the
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message appears on your screen during system start-up. The default is Enabled.
If this setting is Disabled, you can still run the SCSI
Select
utility by pressing
<Ctrl><a> after the host adapter BIOS banner appears.
BIOS Support For Bootable CD-ROM  This option determines whether the
host adapter BIOS provides support for booting from a CD-ROM drive. The
default is Enabled.
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