IBM eserver xSeries 440, User Manual

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xSeries 440:User’s Guide
• Start Options
Select this choice to view or change the start options. Start options take effect
when you start your server.
You can also specify whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on
or off.
Note: If you installed a USB keyboard, you might need to use the
Configuration/Setup utility to Enable keyboardless operation and prevent
the POST error message 301 from being displayed during startup.
The server uses a startup sequence to determine the device from which the
operating system starts. For example, you can define a startup sequence that
checks for a startable diskette in the diskette drive, then checks the hard disk
drive, and then checks a network adapter.
You can enable Wake on LAN and configure the Wake on LAN start sequence.
For example, you can define a Wake on LAN startup sequence that checks for a
startable CD-ROM in the CD drive, then checks the hard disk drive, and then
checks a network adapter.
You also can enable a virus-warning test that checks for changes in the master
boot record at startup.
• Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change values for advanced hardware features, such as
Memory Settings, CPU Options, PCI Bus Control, PCI Slot/Device Information,
and Advanced System Management Processor Settings.
A message appears above the choices on this menu to alert you that the system
might malfunction if these options are configured incorrectly. Follow the
instructions on the screen carefully.
— System Partition Visibility
Select this choice to identify if the System Partition is visible. To make the
System Partition visible, set this value to Visible. To make the System
Partition invisible, set this value to Hidden. See “Using the ServerGuide CD”
on page 22 for additional information on the System Partition.
— Memory Settings
Select this choice to manually enable or disable a bank of memory and to
enable Memory Mirroring.
If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the
server can automatically disable the failing memory bank and continue
operating with reduced memory capacity. If this occurs, you must manually
enable the memory bank after the problem is corrected. Select Memory
Settings from the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow keys to highlight the
bank that you want to enable; then, use the arrow keys to select Enable.
— CPU Options
Select this choice to identify if the microprocessor serial number in the
microprocessor is readable, or to set the microprocessor cache mode to
disabled, write-back or write-through. Selecting write-back mode will provide
better system performance.
You can also enable the hyper-threading for the microprocessors in the local
system.
— PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices, and to configure
the master latency timer value for the server.