Chapter2 Installationand Configuration
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DMI Event Logging Submenu
Major errors that occur during the BIOS booting process are stored in
battery-backedmemory on the controller,and remain there until you view
andclear them using this submenu. This logging capability allows a system
administratorto detect the historical occurrence of faults on a controller.
This submenu includes the following items:
•ViewDMI Event Log—This setting displays a window containing all
logged systemerrors and the time at which they occurred.
•Mark Events as Read—This setting preventsany current logged
entries frombeing displayed again. However, all entries remain in
battery-backedmem ory,and you can retrieve them using other DMI
softwarethat is beyond the scope of this document.
•ClearAll Events—When set to Yes, this setting clears all entries from
the DMI eventlog on reboot.
•EventLog ging—This setting controls whether eventsare logged.
Disabling logging has no impact on system performance. The default
is Enabled.
Advanced Setup Menu
This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require
modification. If you have specific problems such as unbootable disks or
resource conflicts,you may need to examine these settings.
Caution Changingsettings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable contro ller.
Ift his happens, followthe procedures outlined in the System CMOS section to restore
BIOS settings to their factory defaults.
The Advancedsetup m enu includes the followingsettin gs:
•ResetConfiguration Data—A portion of the E EPROMon the
controlleris designated as the Extended System ConfigurationData
region(ESCD). The BIOS and Plu g-and-Play operating systems use
thistable to store the Last Known Good configuration of system
peripherals.I f you experienceresource co nflicts or peripheral
malfunction,set this setting to Yes to force the BIOS to recreate the
ESCD on the nextreboo t.Thi sis rarely necessary.
•IntegratedPeripherals—Use this setting to b ring up the Integrated
Peripheralssubm enu (see the Integrated Peripherals Submenu
section).
•Local Bus IDE Adapter—The NI 8171 series controller has two
integratedIDE/ATA channels (Primary and Secondary), each capable