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7 UEFI BIOS
7.1 Introduction
This chapter describes the AMIBIOS™ setup utility for the Cisco UCS C890 M5 Rack Server
motherboard. The BIOSis stored on a chip and can be easily upgraded using a flash program.
Note: Due to periodic changes to the BIOS, some settings may have been added or deleted
and might not yet be recorded in this manual.
Starting the Setup Utility
To enter the BIOS setup utility, press the <Delete> key while the system is booting up. Each
main BIOS menu option is described in this manual.
The Main BIOS screen has two main frames. The left frame displays all the options that can be
configured. “Grayed - out” options cannot be configured. The right frame displays the key
legend. Above the key legend is an area reserved for a text message. When an option is
selected in the left frame, it is highlighted in white. Often a text message will accompany it.
(Note that BIOS has default text messages built in. We retain the option to include, omit, or
change any of these text messages.) Settings printed in Bold are the default values.
A "
"
indicates a submenu. Highlighting such an item and pressing the <Enter> key will open
the list of settings within that submenu.
The BIOS setup utility uses a key-based navigation system called hot keys. Most of these hot
keys (<F1>, <F2>, <F3>, <F4>, <Enter>, <ESC>, <Arrow> keys, etc.) can be used at any time
during the setup navigation process.