Compaq 113803-001 manual Utilities Access, Default Configuration Messages

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Default Configuration

When the system is first powered on, the system ROM detects the un-configured state of the hardware and provides default configuration settings for most devices. By providing this initialization, the system can run Diagnostics and other software applications before running the normal SmartStart and System Configuration programs.

Default Configuration Messages

IMPORTANT: If you chose to format and partition your boot drive before running

SmartStart and the System Configuration programs, this may prohibit creating a System

Partition and the off-line remote management features that it provides.

If you insert a System Configuration, Diagnostics, or SmartStart and Support Software CD in the CD-ROM drive prior to powering on the Server, the system ROM will boot to that utility. If the system ROM does not detect one of those CDs, you will be prompted for your intended operating system. The system will reboot if any operating system-dependent configurations have changed with the new operating system selection. If the selected operating system-dependent configurations are the same as the current configurations, the system will boot normally. If you enter a wrong choice, on subsequent re-boots you may change your operating system.

Utilities Access

The Compaq SmartStart and Support Software CD contains the SmartStart program and many of the Compaq utilities needed to maintain your system, including:

■System Configuration Utility

■Array Configuration Utility

■Drive Array Advanced Diagnostics Utility

■ROMPaq Firmware Upgrade Utilities

CAUTION: Do not select the Erase Utility when running the SmartStart and

Support Software CD. This will result in data loss to the entire system.