Using the BIOS configuration utility program
Use the BIOS configuration utility program to perform the following tasks:
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View configuration information
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View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
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Set the date and time
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Set and change passwords
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Set the startup characteristics and the order of startup devices
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Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
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View and clear event logs
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Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
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Configure memory features
Starting the BIOS configuration utility program
To start the BIOS configuration utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt
Press F1 for BIOS Setup
is displayed, press F1. If you have
set both a supervisor password and a user password, you must type the
supervisor password to access all editable fields in the BIOS configuration utility
program. If the system-board tray is configured to require entry of a password to
complete the system startup, you can type either password to complete the
system startup.
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
BIOS configuration utility menu choices
Note:
Some options in the BIOS configuration utility menus might not be supported
in all server configurations.
The following choices are on the BIOS configuration utility menu at the top of the
screen. Depending on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might
differ slightly from these descriptions. Depending on how passwords are configured,
certain BIOS configuration utility fields might not be editable by all users. See
“Passwords” on page 158 for additional information.
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Main
Select this choice to perform the following tasks:
– View and set the system date.
– View and set the system time in 24-hour format (
hour
:
minute
:
second
).
– Configure hard disk drive support.
– View information about the system. When you make changes through other
choices in the BIOS configuration utility program, some of those changes are
reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the
system information. Information includes the model of the system-board tray,
the revision level or issue date of the BIOS code that is stored in electrically
erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), and the type, speed, and cache
sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of installed memory.
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Advanced
Important:
The server might malfunction if these settings are incorrectly
configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully.
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