Adaptec scsi utility, Running the scsi utility – Intel Express 5800/120Ld User Manual

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3-16 Configuring Your System

Adaptec SCSI Utility

The Adaptec SCSI Utility detects the SCSI host adapters on the server board.

Use the Adaptec SCSI Utility to:

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Change default values

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Check and/or change SCSI device settings that may conflict with those of
other devices in the server

Running the SCSI Utility

You access the Adaptec SCSI Utility when you turn on or reboot your system.

To run the Adaptec SCSI utility, perform the following procedure:

1. Power-on or reboot the system.

2. When this message appears on the video monitor:

Press Ctrl-A to run SCSI Utility...

3. Press Ctrl+A to run this utility. When it appears, choose the host adapter

that you want to configure.

4. The SCSI utility starts. When the Adaptec SCSI Utility detects more than

one AIC-78xx host adapter, it displays a selection menu listing the bus and
device number of each adapter. When the selection menu appears, select the
channel you wish to configure as follows:

Bus : Device : Channel

Selected SCSI Adapter

01 : 04 : A*

AIC7899

01 : 04 : B

AIC7899

*Internal SCSI connector.

5. Once you select the adapter, the following screen is displayed:

Menu

Description

Configure/View Host
Adapter Settings

Configure host adapter and device settings.

SCSI Disk Utilities

The utility scans the SCSI bus for SCSI devices, reports a
description of each device. Run these utilities before
configuring SCSI devices.

6. If you wish to format a disk, verify disk media, or display a list of devices

and their SCSI IDs, select “SCSI Disk Utilities”. If you wish to configure
the adapter or a device, select “Configure/View Host Adapter Settings”.

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