HP Netserver E Server series - Manual (Page 21)

Chapter 3 Installing Mass Storage Devices
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Boot Priority
The NetServer’s boot order should be considered when selecting a PCI slot on the
system board. This is especially important if you are installing a board that
requires an early number in the boot order. The board’s boot priority is set by its
slot location in the boot order.
By default the NetServer searches for boot devices in this order:
1. IDE CD-ROM drive
2. Flexible disk drive
3. Embedded SCSI A channel (typically the SCSI Drives)
4. Embedded SCSI B channel (typically the external SCSI Devices)
5. PCI slot 1
6. PCI slot 2
7. PCI slot 3
8. PCI slot 4
9. PCI slot 5
10. PCI slot 6
11. PCI slot 7
The embedded SCSI controller consists of two channels, A and B. Channel A is
typically used to control the SCSI hard drives (4) and optional tape back up drive.
Channel B is typically used to control the external SCSI devices. On each SCSI
channel, the controller scans for a boot device starting at device ID 0 and works
through the ID numbers. The NetServer’s embedded controller is always SCSI ID
7. If an optional SCSI backup tape drive is used it would take address ID 4.
For information about booting off of a hard disk connected to an accessory board,
see "Installing a Disk Array Controller Board" in Chapter 5.
NOTE The boot order can be changed using the NetServer’s (BIOS)
Setup Utility and the SCSI Select Utility. Refer to Chapter 8,
"Configuring the HP NetServer" for more information.