The scsiselect utility – Dell PowerEdge 2500SC User Manual

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Setting Up a CD-ROM Drive With NetWare 4.2

To use a CD-ROM drive with NetWare 4.2, perform the following steps:

1.  Ensure that the CD-ROM driver for NetWare 4.2 (idecd.cdm) is loaded. If necessary, load the driver by entering the following command line:

load [pathname]\idecd.cdm slot=x

Load cdrom.nlm by entering the following command line:

2.  Load cdrom.nlm by entering the following command line:

load [pathname]\cdrom.nlm

3.  Enter the following line at the prompt and then note the number and name of the CD that appears:

cd device list

4.  Enter the number or volume name of the CD at the command line:

cd mount [number]

or

cd mount [name]

The CD-ROM drive is now ready to be accessed as a volume.

The SCSISelect Utility

The BIOS for the integrated Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI controller includes the menu-driven SCSISelect configuration utility, which allows you to change SCSI
controller settings without opening the system. SCSISelect also contains SCSI disk utilities that let you low-level format or verify the disk media of your SCSI hard-
disk drives.

SCSISelect Default Settings

Default settings for the integrated AIC-7899 SCSI controller are shown in

Table C-3

. These default settings are appropriate for most PCI systems. Run SCSISelect

only if you need to change any of the default settings.

For situations in which you might want or need to change the settings, see the descriptions of each setting in the following subsections. To change any of the default
settings or to format or verify a disk, see "Starting the SCSISelect Utility."

 

NOTE:

To change the configuration settings, you must run the SCSISelect Utility.

NOTE:

If the host adapter does not control the bootable hard-disk drive, you may want to disable its BIOS.  

Table C-3. AIC-7899 SCSI Controller Settings

Setting

Default

SCSI Bus Interface Definitions: 

Host Adapter SCSI ID

7

SCSI Parity Checking

Enabled

Host Adapter SCSI Termination

Enabled

Boot Device Options: 

Boot Channel

A First

Boot SCSI ID

0

Boot LUN Number

0

SCSI Device/Configuration: 

Sync Transfer Rate MB/Sec

160

Initiate Wide Negotiation

Yes (Enabled)

Enable Disconnection

Yes (Enabled)

Send Start Unit Command

Yes (Enabled)

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