Avago Technologies AcceleRAID 170LP - Manual (Page 42)

BIOS Options
3-2 AcceleRAID 170LP Installation Guide
Setting BIOS Options
The available BIOS options are:
• BIOS disabled / enabled
• CD-ROM boot disabled / enabled
• 2GB / 8GB drive geometry
BIOS Disable or Enable
This option must be enabled in order to toggle the CD-ROM boot parameter
shown in the BIOS Options menu. The BIOS must also be enabled in order
to boot from any device (e.g., CD-ROM) or system drive configured on the
controller, or to access any DOS partition on any drive configured on the
controller.
When BIOS Disable or Enable is selected, the following message will be
displayed.
Press the Esc key to restart the system and then watch the screen for the
BIOS enabled and BIOS disabled messages.
CD-ROM Boot Disable or Enable
The default for this option is for the CD-ROM boot to be disabled (e.g., the
system will boot from a hard drive, even if there is a bootable CD-ROM
installed on the AcceleRAID 170LP). If the CD-ROM boot option is
enabled, and if a bootable CD is installed in the CD-ROM drive connected to
the Mylex controller, the system can boot from the CD. You will also get an
option to bypass the CD-ROM boot feature.
If the CD-ROM boot option is enabled, the CD-ROM attached to the
AcceleRAID 170LP will take priority over the disk drives. For example,
under MS-DOS, the disk drive that is normally Drive C will become Drive
D. All subsequent drive IDs will similarly be moved down.