LSI 7102XP-LC - Manual (Page 60)

4-2 BIOS Features
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4.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS
This section provides the features, description, and installation of the
LSI Logic FC boot BIOS.
4.1.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS Features
The LSI Logic FC boot BIOS supports:
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Selection and configuration for up to 256 adapters
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Boot device selection from any four host adapters
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Automatic INT13 drive mapping for FC drives
4.1.2 BIOS Overview
If Boot is enabled, the boot BIOS scans for FC Hard disks connected to
the FC host adapter. All discovered disks are enumerated with drive
letters and appended to a master list of disks discovered on the host.
Upon scan completion, the host serially inspects the master list of disks
beginning with drive letter A and attempts to boot from the first device it
finds with a boot record. If boot from FC is desired, you may elect to
remove or disable IDE drives, as these tend to get lower drive letter
assignments than FC devices.
Note: The Boot feature is disabled by default on all host adapters
shipped from LSI Logic.
4.1.3 LSI Logic BIOS Boot Specification (BBS)
The LSI Logic BIOS provides support for the BIOS Boot Specification
(BBS), which allows you to choose which device to boot from by
selecting the priority.
To use this feature, the system BIOS must be compatible with the BBS.
If your system supports the BBS, use the system BIOS setup menu to
select the boot and drive order. In the system BIOS setup, the Boot
Connection Devices menu appears with a list of available boot options.
Use that menu to select the device and rearrange the order. Then exit to
continue the boot process.