Toshiba Magnia 7010 User Manual

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Installing Hardware
Installing expansion cards

IRQ setup

Set an appropriate IRQ level for the expansion card. See “Interrupt levels” on
page 136.

For the interrupt setup procedures, see “System Setup Utility (SSU)” on
page 75 and the manuals for the individual expansion cards. Toshiba
recommends that you record the settings in the Device Log in case you need to
change them when you install other devices. For more information, see “Device
Log” on page 157.

Cautions When Adding RAID Controllers and SCSI Host Adapters

The system’s System BIOS is compliant to the BIOS Boot Specification
(BBS). By adding a BBS-compliant RAID controller or SCSI host adapter,
you can use the System BIOS to select the magnetic disk device that will boot
the system. (Regarding the BBS, see “About BBS” below.)

Setting the Hard Disk Bootup Priority When Using the BBS

Boot up the CMOS Setup Utility, and change BIOS Boot Spec Support under
the Boot menu to “Enabled”. Then, save the settings and reboot the unit. (The
factory setting is “Limited” and the BBS function is disabled.)

As shown below,

the name of the controller or disk device connected to the magnetic disk device
will be displayed. Use the <+> or <-> key to change it to the desired order.

All magnetic disk devices connected to a controller not compliant to BBS will
be “Bootable Add-in Card.”

(The example below shows that the magnetic disk device is connected to a
RAID Controller C2/C2H.)

Bootup Priority When the BBS is not supported or BBS Is
Disabled

Magnetic disk devices connected to a non-BBS-compatible controller will
treated as “Bootable Add-in Card”. If multiple non-BBS-compatible
controllers are connected, the startup order will be determined by the PCI slot
the controller is connected to. Also, if the setup utility’s Boot Menu is used to
set the “BIOS Boot Spec Support” to “Limited,” the BBS settings will be
disabled. The startup priority order will then be determined by the position of
the PCI slot the controller is connected to, as with non-BBS-compatible
controllers.

The startup priority order for multiple none-BBS-compatible controllers will be
as follows:

1. [Bootable Add-in Card]

2. [PCI RAID Adapter (bus 00 dev 07)]