Verify Disk
The Verify Disk option scans the media of a selected device. Use this utility
to verify that your hard drive is operable. During the course of the scan,
you will see a display such as the following:
1
Verifying...Please wait for completion.
11
You will need to take the following steps to configure your hard drive for
operation:
The duration depends on the size of the drive. If an error occurs, AutoSCSI
will report that the verification failed. If a failure occurs, refer to trouble-
shooting guidelines in the manuals for your drive. Press
<ES0
to stop the
verification process.
Once completed and no errors have occurred, AutoSCSI displays:
n
Install the operating system.
H
Create a partition on the drive for your operating system and high-level
formatting the drive.
Operation successful. Press any key to continue.
Press any key to return to the previous menu.
SCSI Device Information
The SCSI Device Information option lets you display information about a
specified device. When you select this option, it displays a list of attached
SCSI devices. Select the desired device and press <ENTER>. For example:
Vendor ID
Product ID
Firmware Version
ANSI Version
Synchronous Mode
Negotiated Offset
Transfer Period
SCSI Linking
Command Oueuing
Disconnection
Device Capacity (MB)
Sector Size (Byte)
:
MAXTOR
:
700QScs
: 2974
:
SCSI-1
:
Not Supported
:fVA
:fVA
:
Not Supported
:
Not Supported
:
Not Supported
:
80
:
512
Refer to the manuals for your device for further information about
the
con-
tents in this display.
Tip: Once you have installed your
device drivers, you can bring up this display
to
verify
Oust
driver
installafion
is successful.
Setting Up the Hard Drive
These procedures differ depending on the operating system you are in-
stalling. Refer to your operating system documentation for details.
Installing Device Drivers
See the
BusLogic
SCSI
Adapter Driver Software Installation
Guide or third-par-
ty documentation for device driver installation details.
When you install the device drivers available from
BusLogic,
you will have
support for:
8
8
8
Up to four
BusLogic
host adapters
Up to seven SCSI peripheral devices (hard drives, etc.)
Connectivity to SCSI tape drives, magneto optical (MO) disk drives and
CD-ROM drives and other devices. Any additional drivers required for
operating these devices are included with the device.
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