IBM xSeries 330 manual •Start Options, •Advanced Setup, Processor Serial Number Access

the administrator and power-on passwords, and allow a power-on password to be changed by the user.

See“Using passwords” on page 34 for more information.

•Start Options

Select this choice to view or change the start options. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Start options take effect when you start the server.

You can select keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed. You also can specify whether the keyboard number lock starts on or off. You also can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard.

Note: To determine if you should configure your server to operate without a keyboard see Table 16 on page 73.

The server uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the operating system loads. For example, you can define a startup sequence that checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks the hard disk drive in bay 1, and then checks a network adapter.

If the Boot Fail Count choice is enabled, you must restart the system three times to restore the system BIOS default settings. If this choice is disabled, the system BIOS defaults can only be restored from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the master boot record at startup.

•Advanced Setup

Select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as cache control, and PCI configuration. This choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

A warning message appears above the choices on this menu to alert you that the system might malfunction if these options are configured incorrectly. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully.

—Processor Serial Number Access

Select this choice to identify if the microprocessor serial number in the microprocessor is readable.

—System Partition Visibility

Select this choice to identify if the System Partition is visible. To make the System Partition visible, set this value to Visible. To make the System Partition invisible, set this value to Hidden.

—Core Chipset Control

Select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board.

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