1. Turning on the Server
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Chapter 3 Setup
1.1
POST
Power-On Self-Test (POST) is a self-diagnostic program stored in the server as standard. POST automatically
runs after the server is turned on and checks the motherboard, memory, processor (CPU), keyboard, and
other hardware. POST also displays the messages of utilities to configure PCI devices.
Usually, you do not need to check the message of POST.
Check messages displayed at POST in the
following cases:
•
When introducing a server
•
If you suspect a failure
•
When you hear beep many times during POST
•
When any error message is displayed
POST sequence
1.1.1
Explains how POST runs in order.
Note
•
Do not press any keys or perform mouse operations before NEC logo appears.
•
Powering on the server, after you installed or removed an optional PCI board or
moved it to another slot, may display the message that indicates incorrect board
configuration and suspend POST.
In such a case, press F1 to continue POST. Board configuration can be made
using the utility described later.
1. POST runs automatically when the server is turned on.
NEC logo appears on the screen as factory settings.
Note
•
Keyboard becomes operable after the logo appears.
•
While an initialization message is displayed, a screen is sometimes switched
over to the screen by which nothing is displayed (black screen) several times. It’s
no problem for operation.
•
An initialization message may not be displayed by the occasion with which an
option VGA controller was connected or depending on setting of a BIOS setup
utility (SETUP).
•
An initialization message is not displayed on the console redirection screen of a
serial port.
2. If
Password On Boot
is
Enabled
in BIOS settings, the password entry appears.
If you enter the wrong password three times, POST stops and you cannot proceed. In this case, turn off
and on the server.
Important Do not set a password until you install the OS.
3. If <Esc> key is pressed, the logo disappears and the details of POST are displayed.
Tips
To show the details of POST without pressing <ESC> key, set
Quiet Boot
to
Disabled
in BIOS settings.
