Hot Keys

Use the keyboard’s numeric pad to enter numbers and symbols.

Table 6. Hot Keys

To do this:

Clear memory and reload the operating system⎯this is a system reset.

Secure your system immediately.

Enter the Adaptec SCSI Utility during BIOS POST.

Enter BIOS Setup during BIOS POST.

Abort memory test during BIOS POST.

Press these keys

<Ctrl+Alt+Del>

<Ctrl+Alt>+hot key (Set your hot key combination with the SSU or Setup.)

<Ctrl+A>

F2

ESC (Press while BIOS is updating memory size on screen.)

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 length of 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 a splash screen is displayed.

2.While the splash screen is displayed, you can either

∙ press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup (see "Using BIOS Setup" on page 29)

OR

∙press <Esc> to change the boot device priority for this boot only (see "Changing the Boot Device Priority Temporarily" on page 44).

3.After pressing <F2> or <Esc> during POST, you can press <Ctrl+A> to run the SCSISelect Utility. For more information, see "Running the SCSISelect Utility" on page 45.

4.If you do not press <F2> or <Esc> and do NOT have a device with an operating system loaded, the boot process continues and the system beeps once. The following message is displayed:

Operating System not found

5.At this time, pressing any key causes the system to attempt a reboot. The system searches all removable devices in the order defined by the boot priority.

6.If you want to boot from a hard drive loaded with an operating system, make sure that the hard drive is installed and push the Reset button on the front panel.

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