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To prevent unauthorized access and changes to the BIOS settings, set both the administrator and
user passwords for accessing the BIOS setup utility. Make sure the two passwords are different.
After setting the administrator password and user password for the BIOS setup utility, you must enter
the administrator password or user password each time you access the BIOS setup utility.
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To obtain administrator privileges, enter the administrator password.
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To obtain the user privileges, enter the user password.
For the difference between the administrator and user privileges and guidelines for setting the BIOS
passwords, see the BIOS user guide for the server.
Configuring RAID
Configure physical and logical drives (RAID arrays) for the server.
The supported RAID levels and RAID configuration methods vary by storage controller model. For
more information, see the storage controller user guide for the server.
Installing the operating system and hardware
drivers
Installing hardware drivers
IMPORTANT:
To avoid hardware unavailability caused by an update failure, always back up the drivers before you
update them.
For newly installed hardware to operate correctly, the operating system must have the required
hardware drivers.
To install a hardware driver, see the operating system installation guide for the server.
