Removable Devices

For options on this menu, use the up or down arrow keys to select a device, then press the <+> or <-> keys to move the device higher or lower in the boot priority list.

Option

Description

 

 

1. Legacy Floppy Drive

Refers to the onboard 3.5” floppy drive.

 

Removable IDE media may also show up here if the removable

 

media was formatted in floppy emulation.

 

 

Exit Menu

You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the up or down arrow keys; then press <Enter> to execute the option. Pressing <Esc> does not exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

Choices

Description

 

 

Exit Saving Changes

Exits after writing all modified Setup item values to NVRAM.

 

 

Exit Discarding Changes

Exits leaving NVRAM unmodified.

 

 

Load Setup Defaults

Loads values of all Setup items from previously saved custom defaults.

 

 

Load Custom Defaults

Loads default values for all Setup items.

 

 

Save Custom Defaults

Saves present Setup values to custom defaults.

 

 

Discard Changes

Reads previous values of all Setup items from NVRAM.

 

 

Save Changes

Writes all Setup item values to NVRAM.

 

 

Using the System Setup Utility

The System Setup Utility (SSU) is on the L440GX+ Server Board Resource software CD shipped with the server board. The SSU provides a graphical user interface (GUI) over an extensible framework for server configuration. For the L440GX+ systems, the SSU framework supports the following functions and capabilities:

∙assigns resources to baseboard devices and add-in cards prior to loading the operating system (OS)

∙allows you to specify boot device order and system security options

∙permits viewing and clearing of the system’s critical event log

∙allows troubleshooting of the server when the OS is not operational

∙provides a system level view of the server’s I/O devices

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