Initio INI-9100UW - Manual (Page 41)

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Maximum Synchronous Transfer Rate. This option determines the
speed at which data is moved across the SCSI cable. The INI-9100U
has the option of running up to 20 MBytes per second and the INI-
9100UW has the option of running up to 40 Mbytes per second. (20)
DOS Space > 1 GB. Using this option allows for single disk
capacities to be extended up to 8 GBytes (yes). Please refer to the
Appendix titled DOS Space > 1 GB for further information on this
feature.
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(NO) DOS limits the number of cylinders per drive to 1024.
The host adapter defines head and sector usage to 64 heads
and 32 sectors. This format allows for maximum capacity of 1
gigabyte per disk storage.
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(YES) The upper limit can be extended from 1 GByte to 8
GBytes by increasing the number of heads to 255 and sectors
used per track to 63. This is a powerful option. DATA CAN
BE LOST BY CHANGING SETTINGS.
Spin Up Disk Drive. This option is used to initiate motor spin-up for
SCSI disk drives. The host adapter BIOS can limit system power
requirements during power-up. This is accomplished by signaling the
device to start at delayed intervals. (no)