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3 Power-on Self Test: Description/Running

Power-on Self Test (POST)

WARNING
The push-button on/off power switch on the front panel of the server
does not turn off the AC power. To remove AC power from the server,
you must unplug the power cord from the AC inlet filter or wall outlet.
Each time you turn on the server the power LED on the front panel turns on and POST starts
running. It checks the PHP I/O baseboard, CPU baseboard, keyboard, and most installed
peripheral devices. During the memory test, POST displays the amount of memory that it is able
to access and test. Depending on the amount of memory installed on the memory module, it may
take several minutes to complete the memory test.
Turn on your video monitor and server. After a few seconds the power-on self test (POST) begins.
You can enter Setup when POST displays this message:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
If you press <F2>, follow the instructions on the monitor when Setup appears.
✏NOTE
Because POST must complete test and initialization functions after pressing
<F2>, a few seconds may pass before entering Setup.
If you do not press <F2>, POST continues.
During boot, the server recognizes and displays the BIOS banner for the onboard Sl53C896 SCSI
host adapter on the PHP I/O baseboard.
When the BIOS banner for the SCSI host adapter appears, you can run the included SCSI
configuration utility by pressing <Ctrl+C> when this message appears:
Press <Ctrl><C> To Enter Configuration Utility!
If you have installed SCSI devices in the server, press <Ctrl+C>. When the utility appears, follow
the instructions on the monitor to configure the host adapter. See Chapter 6, “SCSI Configuration
Utility,” for instructions.