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3-8 Dell PowerEdge 6300 Systems User’s Guide
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.
Display <Ctrl><a> Message During BIOS Initialization — This option determines
whether the Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility. mes-
sage 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.
Multiple LUN Support — This option determines whether your system supports
booting from a SCSI device that has multiple LUNs. The default is Disabled.
Enable this option if your boot device has multiple LUNs.
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.
BIOS Support For Int 13 Extensions — This option determines whether the host
adapter BIOS supports disks with more than 1024 cylinders. The default is
Enabled.
Support For Ultra2 SCSI Speed — This option determines whether the host
adapter supports the fast transfer rates (20–80 MB/sec). The default is Enabled.
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You can start the SCSI
Select
utility by pressing <Ctrl><a> when the following prompt
appears briefly during start-up:
Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect (TM) Utility.
The first menu displays the Configure/View Host Adapter Settings and SCSI Disk Utili-
ties options.
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SCSI
Select
uses menus to list options you can select. To select an option, use the up-
and down-arrow keys to move the cursor to the option; then press <Enter>.
In some cases, selecting an option displays another menu. You can return to the previ-
ous menu at any time by pressing <Esc>. To restore the original SCSI
Select
default
values, press <F6>.
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To access the SCSI disk utilities, select the SCSI Disk Utilities option from the menu
that appears when you start SCSI
Select
. When the option is selected, SCSI
Select
immediately scans the SCSI bus (to determine the devices installed) and displays a
list of all SCSI IDs and the device assigned to each ID.
When you select a specific ID and device, a small menu appears, displaying the For-
mat Disk and Verify Disk Media options.