Fusion-mpt scsi bios – Dell PERC 4/im User Manual
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Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS and Configuration Utility
Using the Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility
Exiting the Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS Configuration Utility
Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS
When you boot the system, the system loads the ROM code known as the Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS. This enables the
system to boot from Ultra320 SCSI drivers. This BIOS also contains an embedded configuration manager, which
allows you to configure options provided by the firmware. This SCSI BIOS integrates with a standard system BIOS.
Features
The SCSI BIOS supports these features:
Complies with the Fusion-MPT Specification, version 1.2
Allows selection and configuration for up to 256 adapters
Allows boot device selection from any four host adapters
Includes automatic INT13h drive mapping for SCSI drives
Shares a user interface with SCSI BIOS and Configuration Utility
Description
During the boot time initialization, the SCSI BIOS determines if there are other types of hard drives, such as an IDE
drive, already installed by the system BIOS. If there are, the SCSI BIOS maps any SCSI drives it finds behind the
drive(s) already installed. Otherwise, the SCSI BIOS installs drives starting with the system boot drive. In this case,
the system boots from a drive controlled by the SCSI BIOS.
BIOS Boot Specification
The SCSI BIOS provides support for the BIOS Boot Specification, which allows you to choose which device to boot
from by selecting the priority.
To use this feature, the system BIOS must also be compatible with the BIOS Boot Specification. If your system
supports the BIOS Boot Specification, then you will use the system BIOS setup menu to select the boot and drive
order. In the system BIOS, 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.
CD-ROM Boot Initialization
The Fusion-MPT SCSI BIOS supports boot initialization from a CD-ROM drive, using one of the following five types
of emulation:
No emulation disk