User Manual

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Configuring the Adaptec SCSI Card 29160N with SCSISelect
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Initiate Wide Negotiation
—(Default:
Ye s
) When set to
Yes
, the
SCSI card attempts 16-bit data transfer (wide negotiation).
When set to
No
, the SCSI card uses 8-bit data transfer unless
the SCSI device requests wide negotiation.
Note:
Set Initiate Wide Negotiation to
No
if you are
using an 8-bit SCSI device that hangs or exhibits other
performance problems with 16-bit data transfer.
■
Send Start Unit Command
—(Default:
Yes
) When set to
Yes
,
sends the Start Unit Command to the SCSI device at bootup.
■
Enable Write Back Cache
—(Default:
N/C
) Can be used to
enable or disable the write-back cache on SCSI disk drives con-
nected to the host adapter. Leave this option at its default
setting.
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BIOS Multiple LUN Support
—(Default:
No
) Leave this set-
ting at
No
if the device does not have multiple LUNs. When set
to
Yes
, the SCSI card BIOS provides boot support for a SCSI
device with multiple LUNs.
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Include in BIOS Scan
—(Default:
Yes
) When set to
Yes
, the
SCSI card BIOS includes the device as part of its BIOS scan at
bootup.