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System management
This section describes the various tools and utilities that provide system management for your
workstation and includes the following topics:
Topics
Computer Setup (F10) Utility on page 24
Workstation management on page 33
Computer Setup (F10) Utility
The Computer Setup (F10) Utility enables you to:
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Change factory default settings and set or change the system configuration, which might be
necessary when you add or remove hardware.
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Determine if all of the devices installed on the workstation are recognized by the system and
functioning properly.
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Determine information about the operating environment of the workstation.
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Solve system configuration errors that are detected but not automatically fixed during the Power-
On Self-Test (POST).
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Establish and manage passwords and other security features.
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Establish and manage energy-saving time-outs (not supported on Linux platforms).
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Modify or restore factory default settings.
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Set the system date and time.
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Set, view, change, or verify the system configuration, including settings for processor, graphics,
memory, audio, storage, communications, and input devices.
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Modify the boot order of installed mass storage devices such as SATA, SAS, diskette drives, optical
drives, network drives, and LS-120 drives.
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Configure the boot priority of SATA and SAS hard-drive controllers.
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Enable or disable Network Server Mode, that enables the workstation to boot the operating system
when the power-on password is enabled with or without a keyboard or mouse attached. When
attached to the system, the keyboard and mouse remain locked until the power-on password is
entered.
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Select POST Messages Enabled or Disabled to change the display status of POST messages.
POST Messages suppresses most POST messages, such as memory count, product name, and
other non-error text messages. If a POST error occurs, the error is displayed regardless of the
mode selected. To manually switch to POST Messages Enabled during POST, press any key
except
F1
through
F12
.
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Establish an Ownership Tag, the text of which is displayed each time the system is powered on or
restarted.
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