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Configuring Your System 3-3
BIOS Setup Utility
The BIOS Setup Utility is used to change system configuration
parameters. This utility has some unique parameters and many
parameters that are also configurable with the SSU. The utility is
resident in the system FLASH memory and does not require a diskette
or an operating system present to run. However, parameters set with
the BIOS Setup Utility that can also be set with the SSU, will be
overwritten by the SSU the next time the SSU is run.
Using the BIOS Setup Utility
You access the BIOS Setup utility when you turn on or reboot your
system. To run the BIOS Setup Utility, perform the following procedure:
1.
Power-on or reboot the system. “Press <F2> to enter SETUP”
displays.
2. Press F2 . The BIOS Setup Utility starts and the Main Menu is displayed. The menu
bar at the top of the Main Menu lists the following selections:
Menu Bar Selections
Menu Use
Main Use this menu for basic system configuration.
Advanced Use this menu for setting the Advanced Features available on
your system.
Security Use this menu to set User and Supervisor Passwords and the
Backup and Virus-Check reminders.
Server Use this menu for configuring Server Management features.
Boot Use this menu to configure Boot Device priority.
Exit Exits the current menu.
Use the arrow keys to select a menu or an item on a displayed
menu. Press the value keys (listed in the table below) to cycle
through the allowable values for the selected field. Use the Exit
menu’s “Save Values” selection to save the current values on all the
menus.
To display a submenu, position the cursor on a selection that has a
submenu and press
ENTER . Selections with submenus are preceded
by an arrow.
Refer to the following table for information on the keys you use with
BIOS Setup. These keys are also listed at the bottom of the Setup
menu.