Avago Technologies LSI7104EP-LC - Manual (Page 58)

4-2 BIOS Features
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4.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS
This section provides the features, description, and installation of the
LSI Logic FC boot BIOS.
4.1.1 LSI Logic Boot BIOS Features
The LSI Logic FC boot BIOS supports:
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Selection and configuration for up to 256 adapters
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Boot device selection from any four host adapters
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Automatic INT13 drive mapping for FC drives
4.1.2 BIOS Overview
If Boot is enabled, the boot BIOS will scan for FC Hard disks connected
to the FC host adapter. All discovered disks are enumerated with drive
letters and appended to a master list of disks discovered on the host.
Upon scan completion, the host will serially inspect the master list of
disks beginning with drive letter A:, and attempt to boot from the first
device it finds with a boot record. If boot from FC is desired, the user
may elect to remove or disable IDE drives, as these tend to get lower
drive letter assignments than FC devices.
Note: The Boot feature is Disabled by default on all host adapters
shipped from LSI Logic.
4.1.3 LSI Logic BIOS Boot Specification (BBS)
The LSI Logic BIOS provides support for the BIOS Boot Specification
(BBS), which allows you to choose which device to boot from by
selecting the priority.
To use this feature, the system BIOS also must be compatible with the
BBS. If your system supports the BBS, then use the system BIOS setup
menu to select the boot and drive order. In the system BIOS setup, the
Boot Connection Devices menu appears with a list of available
boot options. Use that menu to select the device and rearrange the order.
Then exit to continue the boot process.