142 SCSI DEVICES
Use a cable with a terminating resistor plug in the last connector.
Connect a SCSI device with its termination enabled into the last connector.
Connect an external SCSI device with its termination enabled to the external SCSI connector on the rear
panel of the workstation.
Turn on all external SCSI devices before turning on the power to the workstation. This enables the SCSI
controller to recognize the external devices.
Using SCSI
Select
with SCSI Devices
The Ultra160 and faster SCSI host adapters include the SCSI
Select
utility to configure the host adapter and to run
the SCSI disk utilities. To run the SCSI
Select
utility:
NOTE The onboard LSI SCSI controller on the xw8200 has an “LSI Logic Configuration Utility” that you
access through Ctrl-C when the LSI option ROM is initializing.
In POST Messages Enabled mode: Press Ctrl+A when the “Press<Ctrl><A> for SCSI
Select
Utility” message
appears during POST.
In POST Messages Disabled mode: When the HP logo screen appears, press any key to exit the logo screen.
Immediately after exiting the logo screen, press Ctrl+A to access the SCSI
Select
utility.
A menu appears with the following options:
Configure/View Host Adapter Settings
SCSI Bus Interface Definitions
z Host Adapter SCSI ID
z SCSI Parity Checking
z Host Adapter SCSI Termination
Additional Options
z Boot Device Options
z SCSI Device Configuration
z Advanced Configuration Options
SCSI Disk Utilities
Lists all SCSI devices and SCSI ID numbers
NOTE For additional information about configuring POST message display status, refer to “Computer
Setup Menu” on page 37.
SMART
The SMART IDE and SCSI hard drives for HP workstations have built-in drive failure prediction that warns the user
or the network administrator of an impending failure or crash of the hard drive. SMART drives track fault prediction
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