Summary: Boot Options and Control Keys

The following keys can be pressed when the keyboard POST indicator

Key

 

 

 

Result

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F1

(display

keyboard)Normal mode boot, graphical System Management Services

 

 

 

 

starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 (ASCII

keyboard)

Normal

mode

boot,

text-based System Management Services

 

 

 

 

starts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F5

(display keyboard)Service mode boot, default boot list.

 

 

 

 

 

5

(ASCII keyboard) Service mode boot, default boot list.

 

 

 

 

 

F6

(display keyboard)Service mode boot, custom boot list.

 

 

 

 

 

6

(ASCII keyboard) Service mode boot, custom boot list.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

F8

(display

keyboard)Normal

mode

boot, Open Firmware command line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8

(ASCII

keyboard)

Normal

mode

boot,

Open Firmware command line.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 2. Using the System2-11Unit

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IBM RS/6000 7043 43P manual Summary Boot Options and Control Keys, Result