Installing The Drive; Step 1: Selecting A Scsi Id - IBM OPTIONS SCSI Manual Del Usuario

input/output system (BIOS) checks the diskette drive for a system diskette
before it checks the primary partition on the hard disk. Refer to the
documentation that comes with your computer for information about how to
configure the diskette drive as the first startup device or about changing the
startup sequence.
The system diskette contains the minimum set of files needed to start your
computer. In addition to the minimum set of files, you might want to copy
other useful files, such as FDISK, FORMAT, XCOPY, CHKDSK, and MEM, to
the system diskette.
To create a system diskette for DOS, do the following:
1. Insert a blank diskette into drive A.
2. At the DOS prompt, type format a: /s. The /s parameter creates the
system diskette.
3. Follow the on-screen instructions.
4. When the format process is completed, copy FDISK.COM, FORMAT.COM,
DISKCOPY.EXE, CHKDSK.COM, and MEM.EXE utility programs from the
DOS directory to the diskette.
To create a system diskette for Windows 98 or Windows 95, do the following:
1. Click Start
2. Double-click Add/Remove Programs.
3. Click the Startup Disk tab.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions.
To create utility (system) diskettes for OS/2, do the following:
1. Double-click OS/2 System on your desktop.
2. Double-click System Setup.
3. Double-click Create Utility Diskettes. The Create Utility Diskettes window
opens.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions. Three utility diskettes are created.
You can also create the utility diskettes from the OS/2 CD by running
CDINST.CMD from the file directory.

Installing the drive

The following general instructions apply to IBM computers and most other
computers that use 68-pin SCSI drives. If you need more information, see the
documentation that comes with your computer.

Step 1: Selecting a SCSI ID

Each SCSI device, including the SCSI adapter, must be assigned a SCSI
identification number (ID). Use the following table as a guideline for selecting
Settings Control Panel.
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