HP 9000 Series 743, Service Handbook, Page: 70 / 165

Configuration
Mode Configuration Menu
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Mode Configuration Menu
The values of a set of attributes which control how the Boot ROM behaves is called a
MODE.
The five categories of attributes are:
• A list of paths and interfaces to use to find a boot device
• A list of a paths and interfaces to use to find a console device
• A list of a paths and interfaces to use to find a keyboard
• A list of optional selftests to execute
• A set of control flags
The values of all these attributes are stored in the 743’s EEPROMs.
To access the Mode Configuration menu, enter the following from the Main Menu:
3
Enter
The system displays the M
ODE
C
ONFIGURATION
menu, as shown:
==== MODE CONFIGURATION ======================
Mode is now [ USER ].
Key Edited Mode Attribute Class
--- -----------------------------------------
1 Boot Search Control
2 Console Search Control
3 Keyboard Search Control
4 Test Configuration
5
Control Flags
... .........................................
0 Previous Menu
44 Set Mode Default Values
77 Reset the System
66 Cancel ALL changes
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To edit Mode Attributes, press Key, then press [Enter/Return]
There are up to three mode configurations stored in EEPROM: TEST, USER and OEM.
The menus in Mode Configuration allow you to change the values of all the Mode
attributes and store them in the appropriate EEPROM.
The mode named in the “Mode is now [....]” line of the Mode Configuration menu is the
name of the set of values currently in effect that will be used when the system is reset or
powered on. Each value set has factory defaults which can NOT be changed.