Asus P/I-P65UP8/CP6ND - Manual (Page 14)

14 ASUS P/I-P65UP8 User’s Manual
I. DOS/WINDOWS DRIVERS
I. DOS/WINDOWS (Command Lines)
Using the /SCAM Option
This option allows you to disable support for the SCSI Plug and Play protocol
called SCAM (SCSI Configured AutoMatically). SCAM support is ON by default.
You may change the SCAM setting only if the path (adapter) specified is not con-
trolled by the BIOS.
Option Syntax: /SCAM=n[,n]*
For example, to turn off SCAM support on the second host adapter (boot order
designation = 1), the line in your CONFIG.SYS file that loads ASPI8XX.SYS should
look like this: DEVICE=C:[PATH]ASPI8XX.SYS /SCAM=OFF<1>
Using the /TIMEOUT (or /T) Option
The ASPI8XX.SYS driver uses a time-out mechanism to detect certain errors. When
the driver issues a command to a SCSI device, a timer is started. If the timer expires
before the command completes, the driver assumes something has gone wrong, and
takes steps to recover. The default for this option is 10 seconds, if the device is BIOS
controlled.
If the device is not BIOS controled, the default is 0 seconds. Also, non-volatile
memory settings can alter these defaults.The maximum setting is 0, which is no
time-out. The range of allowable values is 0-65535 seconds.
Option Syntax: /TIMEOUT=n[,n]*
For example, you might have a particularly slow device (with SCSI ID 3) on the first
host adapter (boot order designation = 0). If you wish to extend the time-out for this
device to 60 seconds, the line in your CONFIG.SYS file that loads ASPI8XX.SYS
should look like this:
DEVICE=C:[PATH]ASPI8XX.SYS /TIMEOUT=60<0:3>
Using the /VERBOSE (or /V) Option
This Option causes more detailed information to appear on your monitor, after the
ASPI8XX.SYS driver is initialized, during a system boot. This is useful if you have
multiple adapters in your system and need to know the PCI Device ID, the PCI Bus
number, and the PCI Device/Function number for each adapter. For example, this
information is required to use the /EXCLUDE option already described in this
section.
Option Syntax: /VERBOSE
For example, to see more detailed adapter information displayed when you boot, the
line in your CONFIG.SYS file that loads ASPI8XX.SYS should look like this:
DEVICE=C:[PATH]ASPI8XX.SYS /VERBOSE