Configuring the bios – Adaptec ANA-62000 User Manual

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Configuring the BIOS

Your system BIOS may determine available NIC resources and
configure the Adaptec PCI NICs automatically. However,
depending on your system, you may need to configure the PCI
BIOS. To do this, enter your computer BIOS Setup and select
Advanced Settings

from the Main Menu. Make sure the following

settings are made (your BIOS may not match the following options
exactly):

Two-and-four port NICs use a PCI-to-PCI bridge chip. If your
system’s BIOS does not support the PCI-to-PCI bridge chip these
NICs will not be configured properly. Contact your computer
manufacturer to obtain a new BIOS version that supports the PCI-to-
PCI bridge chip.

Option

Setting

PCI Slot Enabled

Enable all PCI slots in your system.

Bus Mastering

Enable PCI bus mastering for the slot(s) to be used
by the NICs.

PCI INTA

For the 6x011, assign an interrupt (10, 11, 12, etc.) to
PCI Interrupt Vector A.

PCI INTA-B

For the 6x022, assign an interrupt (10,11, 12, etc.) to
PCI Interrupt Vector A or B.

PCI INTA-D

For the 6x044, assign an interrupt (10,11, 12, etc.) to
PCI Interrupt Vector A - D.

PCI Bus Latency

Set to a value between 40 and 80.

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