Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, do the following:

1.Turn on the server and watch the monitor screen.

2.When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1.

Notes:

a.You can set an administrator password through the Configuration/Setup Utility program only if the optional system management adapter is installed in your server.

b.If you have set both levels of passwords (user and administrator), you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu.

3.Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu

From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, you can select settings that you want to change. The Configuration/Setup Utility main menu is similar to the following:

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Configuration/Setup Utility

System Summary

System Information

Devices and I/O Ports

Date and Time

System Security

Start Options

Advanced Setup

Error Logs

Save Settings Restore Settings Load Default Settings

Exit Setup

<F1> Help

< > <> Move

<Esc> Exit

<Enter> Select

Notes:

1.You can press F1 to display help information for a selected menu item.

2.The choices on some menus might differ slightly from the ones that are described in this book, depending on the BIOS version in the server.

Descriptions of the choices that are available from the main menu are as follows:

System Summary

Select this choice to display configuration information. This includes the type and speed of the microprocessors and the amount of memory that is installed.

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IBM XSERIES 220 Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program, Choices available from the Configuration/Setup main menu