Setup Utilities and Diagnostics Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Option

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advanced*

Power-On Options

Allows you to set:

 

 

*For

 

• POST mode (QuickBoot, FullBoot, or FullBoot every 1-30 days).

 

advanced

 

• POST messages (enable/disable).

 

users only

 

 

 

• MEBx Setup Prompt (enable/disable or hidden/displayed).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enabling this feature displays the text CTRL+P=MEBx during

 

 

 

POST. Disabling this feature prevents the text from being

 

 

 

displayed. However, pressing CTRL+P still accesses the ME

 

 

 

BIOS Extension Setup Utility, which is used to configure

 

 

 

manageability settings.

 

 

 

• F9 prompt (enable/disable or hidden/displayed). Enabling

 

 

 

this feature will display the text F9=Boot Menu during POST.

 

 

 

Disabling this feature prevents the text from being displayed but

 

 

 

pressing F9 will still access the Shortcut Boot (Order) Menu

 

 

 

screen. See Storage > Boot Order for more information.

 

 

 

• F10 prompt (enable/disable or hidden/displayed). Enabling

 

 

 

this feature will display the text F10=Setup during POST.

 

 

 

Disabling this feature prevents the text from being displayed but

 

 

 

pressing F10 will still access the Setup screen.

 

 

 

• F12 prompt (enable/disable or hidden/displayed). Enabling

 

 

 

this feature will display the text F12=Network Service Boot

 

 

 

during POST. Disabling this feature prevents the text from being

 

 

 

displayed but pressing F12 will still force the system to attempt

 

 

 

booting from the network.

 

 

 

• Option ROM prompt (enable/disable). Enabling this feature

 

 

 

will cause the system to display a message before loading

 

 

 

options ROMs. (This feature is supported on some models only.)

 

 

 

• Remote wakeup boot source (remote server/local hard drive).

 

 

 

• After Power Loss (off/on/previous state): Set this option to ON:

 

 

 

•Off - causes the computer to remain powered off when power

 

 

 

is restored.

 

 

 

•On - causes the computer to power on automatically as soon

 

 

 

as power is restored.

 

 

 

•On - allows you to power on the computer using a power strip

 

 

 

switch, if the computer is connected to an electric power strip.

 

 

 

•Previous state - causes the computer to power on automatically

 

 

 

as soon as power is restored, if it was on when power was

 

 

 

lost.

✎If you turn off power to your computer using the switch on a power strip, you will not be able to use the suspend/sleep feature or the Remote Management features.

•POST Delay (None, 5, 10, 15, or 20 seconds) (enable/disable). Enabling this feature will add a user-specified delay to the POST process. This delay is sometimes needed for hard disks on some PCI cards that spin up very slowly; so slowly that they are not ready to boot by the time POST is finished. The POST delay also gives you more time to press F10 to enter Computer (F10) Setup.

✎Support for specific Computer Setup options may vary depending on the hardware configuration.

 

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