NEC Express5800/120Rf-2, User Manual

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2-46 Setting Up the System
5. POST then detects the internal SCSI controller and displays the message
prompting you to launch the SCSI device utility. (Ignore the message.
POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later.)
Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility!
To launch the SCSI device utility, press
Ctrl
and
A
. See Chapter 3 for setup
and parameters.
You need to use the SCSI device utility when:

you installed an SCSI device in a backup device bay.

you connected an external SCSI device.

you changed internal SCSI device connections of the server.
The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the
SCSI device utility.
If more than one SCSI controller is installed on the PCI bus of the server, the
system detects the boot devices in order of the PCI slots 1B
→
2B
→
3B
→
1C
→
2C
→
3C. The system starts detecting the slots in each PCI riser card
in ascending order of the slot numbers, and displays the message indicating
activation of the SCSI BIOS SETUP utility.
The RAID controller must be installed in the PCI slot that has the highest
boot priority.
6.
POST displays SCSI ID numbers used by the connected SCSI devices on the
screen.
7. If an optional disk array controller is installed, the system displays the
message prompting you to activate the disk array BIOS SETUP utility. (The
start message and operation may vary depending on the mounted board.)
For details, see the manual provided with the board or the online document
in the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM provided with the server.
8.
If you set a password using the BIOS setup utility, the password entry screen
appears upon successful completion of POST.
Up to three password entries will be accepted. Three incorrect password
entries disable the server from booting. In this case, turn off the power and
wait at least 30 seconds before turning the power on again.
Note:
Do not set a password before installing an operating
system (OS)
.
9. The OS starts when POST completes.