Dell Emulex Family of Adapters - Manual (Page 1429)

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4. Emulex BIOS Utility
Configure Adapter Parameters
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Enable or Disable EDD 3.0
Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD) 3.0 provides additional data to the operating system boot
loader during the INT-13h function 48h (get device parameters) call. This information
includes the path to the boot device and disk size. The default setting for EDD 3.0 is
enabled.
Note: If EDD 3.0 is disabled, then EDD 2.1 is enabled.
To enable or disable EDD 3.0:
1. From the main configuration menu (Figure 4-2), select Configure Advanced
Adapter Parameters. The adapter configuration menu is displayed (Figure 4-9).
2. Select Enable or Disable. The Enable or Disable EDD 3.0 screen (Figure 4-15) is
displayed.
Figure 4-15 Enable or Disable EDD 3.0 Screen
3. Press <Esc> until you exit the BIOS utility.
4. Reboot the system.
Enable or Disable the Start Unit Command
This option allows a start unit command to be sent to a particular disk. This may be
needed if the disk you want to boot from is not yet spun up or started. You must know
the specific LUN to issue the SCSI start unit command. The default setting is disabled.
To enable or disable the start unit command:
1. From the main configuration menu (Figure 4-2), select Configure Advanced
Adapter Parameters. The adapter configuration menu is displayed (Figure 4-9).