IBM xSeries 380, Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Configuration
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and the hardware do not agree, POST generates an error message and you must then
run Setup to specify the correct configuration.
Run Setup to modify such server board features as:
• Select parallel port
• Select serial port
• Set time/date (to be stored in RTC)
• Configure IDE hard drive
• Enable SCSI BIOS
Starting setup
To start Setup during the power-on sequence, follow these steps:
1. Press the Power button on the Front Control Panel of the server. For the location
of the Power button, see “Front view” on page 7.
2. When POST shows the message "Hit <F2> if you want to run SETUP", enter
<F2>. If the server has an administrator password configured, the system
prompts you to enter the password. If the server does not have a password
configured the
Main screen of the BIOS Setup Utility appears. For information on
the Setup screens, refer to “Primary screens” on page 92.
Record setup settings
Before you alter any settings you should be sure that you have recorded the current
values. If the default values ever need to be restored (after a CMOS clear, for
example), you must run Setup again. Referring to recorded original settings could
make your task easier.
Navigating Setup Utility screens
The BIOS Setup Utility consists of five primary menus. Each menu occupies a single
screen and presents a list of menu items. Some menu items are sub-menus, while
others are settings that you can change from the screen. Table 4 describes how to
navigate the utility screens and menus:
Table 4. Using Setup screens.
Press To
← Scroll left through the main menu screens.
→
Scroll right through the main menu screens.
ENTER Select a sub-menu item or accept a drop-down choice.
TAB Select a field within a value (e.g. date field).
F9 Select the default value.
F10 Save your changes and exit Setup.
ESC Go back to a previous screen.
↑ Scroll up through menu items or value lists.
↓ Scroll down through menu items or value lists.