Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

ServeRAID Manager to define and configure your disk-array subsystem before you install the operating system. For information about using this program, see “Using ServeRAID Manager” on page 79.

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to:

vView configuration information

vView and change assignments for devices and I/O ports

vSet the date and time

vSet and change passwords

vSet the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices

vSet and change settings for advanced hardware features

vView and clear error logs

vChange interrupt request (IRQ) settings

vEnable USB legacy keyboard and mouse support

vResolve configuration conflicts

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:

1.Turn on the server.

2.When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available.

3.Select settings to view or change.

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code in the server, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.

vSystem Summary

Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors, type and speed of installed USB devices, and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.

This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.

vSystem Information

Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information.

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

–Product Data

Select this choice to view the machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics code

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