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  • Driver Switch Definitions













    • 4. Driver Switch Definitions

    The following table describes which switch options are supported by the SCSI drivers. Note: Switches may be entered in any sequence and are not case sensitive. Table 2. SCSI Software V2.0 Switch Support Matrix

    Driver/
    OS
    DOS
    CD-ROM
    Disk
    SCO
    OS/2
    NetWare
    Windows
    Switch
    ASPI
    Driver
    Driver
    UNIX
    NT
    /AN
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    /APM-
    No
    n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    /DI-
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    /Hx
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    /L
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    Yes
    No
    No
    /PAR-
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    /PAUSE
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    /PCI1
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    No
    /PCI2
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    No
    /RST
    Yes
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    No
    /S-
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    /SCAM-
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    n/a
    /TQ
    No
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    No
    /TQ-
    n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    /V
    Yes
    n/a
    n/a
    Yes
    Yes
    Yes
    No

    Table 3. Switch Definitions

    Switch
    Definition
    /ANEnable active negation.
    /APM-Disable APM (Advanced Power Management) support.
    /DI-Disable disconnect privilege.
    /HxHost adapter SCSI ID setting where x is a value from 0 to 7 (default is 7).
    /LEnables support for SCSI logical units other than 0 (if drive supports more than one LUN).
    /PAR-Disable device parity.
    /PAUSEPause upon driver load to allow user to read screen. Press any key to resume booting process.
    /PCI1Force mechanism 1 scan of PCI bus.
    /PCI2Force mechanism 2 scan of PCI bus.
    /RSTSCSI bus reset upon driver load.
    /S-Disable synchronous data transfers.
    /SCAM-Disable SCAM (SCSI Configure Auto-Matically) support.
    /TQEn/able tag queuing. (Windows NT enables tag queuing by default)
    /TQ-Disable tag queuing.
    /VVerbose mode used to display information about the host adapter and attached SCSI devices when booting.