Gateway 8450R, System Manual

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Setting the system board jumpers
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4
Close the case by following the instructions on page 31, then reconnect
the power cord.
5
Place the bootable diskette containing the BIOS files into drive A:, then
turn on the server.
At the start of the BIOS recovery process, the server beeps once. The
recovery process may take a few minutes.
6
When the process is completed, you will be prompted to remove the
diskette from drive A: and turn off the server.
7
Disconnect the power cord and remove the back top panel again. (See
“Removing the back top panel” on page 28 and “Preventing static
electricity discharge” on page 25.)
8
Place the jumper back on pins 9-10 of jumper J9F2.
9
Close the case, reconnect the cords, then turn on the server.
10
Enter the BIOS Setup utility by pressing F2 when the Gateway Logo screen
appears.
11
Once in BIOS Setup utility, go to the appropriate tabs and select any BIOS
fields you want to change, then reenter the values you wrote down at
the beginning of this process.
12
Save your changes, then exit the BIOS Setup utility.
Troubleshooting: If the BIOS recovery was unsuccessful, go back to the
Gateway Web site and start the process over. If you continue to have problems,
contact Client Care or your system administrator.
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