Starting Setup

You can enter and start Setup under several conditions:

∙When you turn on the server, after POST completes the memory test

∙When you reboot the server by pressing <Ctrl+Alt+Del> while at the DOS operating system prompt

∙When you have moved the CMOS jumper on the server board to the “Clear CMOS” position (enabled); for the procedure, see Chapter 5, under the heading “CMOS Jumper”

In the three conditions listed above, after rebooting, you will see this prompt:

Press <F2> to enter SETUP

In a fourth condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other prompts but not the <F2> prompt:

Warning: cmos checksum invalid

Warning: cmos time and date not set

In this condition, the BIOS will load default values for CMOS and attempt to boot.

Setup Menus

To:

Press

 

 

Get general help

<F1> or <Alt+H>

 

 

Move between menus

← →

 

 

Go to the previous item

−

 

 

Go to the next Item

↓

 

 

Change the value of an item

+ or -

 

 

Select an item or display a submenu

<Enter>

 

 

Leave a submenu or exit Setup

<Esc>

 

 

Reset to Setup defaults

<F9>

 

 

Save and exit Setup

<F10>

 

 

When you see this:

What it means

 

 

On screen, an option is shown but you

You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen.

cannot select it or move to that field.

Either the option is autoconfigured or autodetected, or you must

 

use a different Setup screen, or you must use the SSU.

 

 

On screen, the phrase Press Enter appears next to the option.

Press <Enter> to display a submenu that is either a separate full screen menu or a popup menu with one or more choices.

The rest of this section lists the features that display onscreen after you press <F2> to enter Setup. Not all of the option choices are described, because (1) a few are not user selectable but are displayed for your information, and (2) many of the choices are relatively self explanatory.

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Configuration Software and Utilities