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Appendix A
Controller Operating System and Configuration
Main Setup Menu
The most commonly accessed and modified BIOS settings are in the
Main
setup menu. The
Main
setup menu reports the following configuration information:
•
BIOS Version and Build Date
—These values indicate the version of the controller BIOS
and the date on which the BIOS was built.
•
Processor Type, Processor Base Frequency, and Processor Core
—These values
indicate the type of processor used in the controller, the speed of the processor, and the
number of processor cores.
•
Total Memory
—This value indicates the size of system RAM detected by the BIOS.
The
Main
setup menu also includes the following settings:
•
System Date
—This setting controls the date, which is stored in a battery-backed real-time
clock. Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting. Use <+> and <->
in conjunction with <Enter> and <Tab> to change these values.
•
System Time
—This setting controls the time of day, which is stored in a battery-backed
real-time clock. Most operating systems also include a way to change this setting. Use <+>
and <-> in conjunction with <Enter> and <Tab> to change these values.
Advanced Setup Menu
This menu contains BIOS settings that normally do not require modification. If you have specific
problems such as unbootable disks or resource conflicts, you may need to examine these
settings.
Caution
Changing settings in this menu may result in an unstable or unbootable
controller. If this happens, follow the procedures outlined in the
section of Chapter 1,
, to restore BIOS settings to the factory defaults.
The
Advanced
setup menu includes the following settings and submenus:
•
—Use this setting to access the SATA Configuration
submenu.
•
—Use this setting to access the CPU Configuration submenu.
<F9>
Loads the optimal default values for all BIOS configuration settings.
The optimal default values are the same as the shipping configuration
default values.
<F10>
Saves settings and exits the BIOS setup utility.
Table A-1.
BIOS Setup Utility Keyboard Navigation (Continued)
Key(s)
Function(s)