Intel SE7500WV2 Hot Keys , Power-On Self-Test (POST)

40 Intel Server Board SE7500WV2 Product Guide
Table 5. Configuration Utilities (continued)
Utility Description and brief procedure Page
BIOS Update Utility Use to update the BIOS or recover from a corrupted BIOS update. 50, 56
Firmware Update Utility Use to update BMC flash ROM or other firmware. 57
FRU/SDR Load Utility Use to update the Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) and Sensor Data
Record (SDR) flash components.
NOTE: You must run the FRU/SDR Load utility whenever the BMC is
updated or if you change your processors.
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Hot Keys
Use the numeric pad of the keyboard to enter numbers and symbols.
Table 6. Hot Keys
To Do This: Press These Keys
Secure your system immediately. <Ctrl+Alt>+hot ke y (Set your hot key combination with
the SSU or BIOS Setup)
Enter the Adaptec SCSI Utility during POST. <Ctrl+A> (SCSI version only)
Enter the Promise Technology IDE RAID Utility. <Ctrl+F> (ATA version only)
Enter BIOS Setup during POST. <F2>
Abort memory test during POST. <ESC> (Press while BIOS is updating memory size on
screen)
Display a menu for selecting the boot device. <ESC> (Press anytime after memory check)
To remove the splash screen. <ESC>
Power-On Self-Test (POST)
Each time you turn on the system the BIOS begins execution of the Power-On Self-Test (POST).
POST discovers, configures, and tests the processors, memory, keyboard, and most installed
peripheral devices. The time needed to test memory depends on the amount of memory installed.
POST is stored in flash memory.
1. Turn on your video monitor and system. After a few seconds, POST begins to run and displays
a splash screen.
2. While the splash screen is displayed:
• Press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup (see “BIOS Setup”)
OR
• Press <Esc> to view POST diagnostic messages and change the boot device priority for this
boot only (see “Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority” on page 41).