Lenovo 6438 Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program, v System Summary, v System Information

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks:

vView configuration information

vView and change assignments for devices and I/O ports

vSet the date and time

vSet and change passwords

vView and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence)

vView and change settings for advanced hardware features

vView and clear the event and error logs

vChange interrupt request (IRQ) settings

vResolve configuration conflicts

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:

1.Turn on the server.

2.When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available.

3.Select settings to view or change.

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.

vSystem Summary

Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache size of the microprocessor and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.

This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.

vSystem Information

Select this choice to view information about the server, such as the machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, the system board identifier, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS code. When you make changes through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information.

This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.

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