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BIOS Summary Display screen
The BIOS Summary Displays basic and important information about the current server configuration
and is necessary for troubleshooting and may be required when asking for technical support. This
information includes:
•
Processor specifications
•
BIOS version and release date
•
BMC firmware version
•
Size of the system and video memory, as well as the memory size allotted for the cache RAM
and option ROM
•
Serial port base I/O address
•
Available hard drives and expansion boards
•
Server asset tag and serial number
It is recommended that you check this screen during the initial system setup and each time you install,
remove, or upgrade accessories.
You first need to enable the display of the diagnostic screen during boot up. Follow the steps below.
To view the boot-time diagnostic screen:
1.
In the Main menu screen, select
Boot Settings Configuration .
2.
Select the Post Speed Up
field.
3.
Press the plus (+) or minus (-) key to set the field to
Disabled.
4.
Press
F10
to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.
5.
Reboot the server.
The BIOS Summary Display screen is displayed briefly at the end of
POST
.
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BIOS Summary Display screen
6.
Press the
Pause/Break
key to continue displaying the screen until another key is pressed.
7.
Press any key to continue with the system bootup.
