Chapter 2
Installation and Configuration
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DMI Event Logging Submenu
Major errors that occur during the BIOS booting process are stored in
battery-backed memory on the controller, and remain there until you view
and clear them using this submenu. This logging capability allows a system
administrator to detect the historical occurrence of faults on a controller.
This submenu includes the following items:
•
View DMI Event Log
—This setting displays a window containing
all logged system errors and the time at which they occurred.
•
Mark Events as Read
—This setting prevents any current logged
entries from being displayed again. However, all entries remain in
battery-backed memory, and you can retrieve them using other
DMI software that is beyond the scope of this document.
•
Clear All Events
—When set to
Yes
, this setting clears all entries from
the DMI event log on reboot.
•
Event Logging
—This setting controls whether events are logged.
Disabling logging has no impact on system performance. The default
is
Enabled
.
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 to restore
BIOS settings to their factory defaults.
The
Advanced
setup menu includes the following settings:
•
Reset Configuration Data
—A portion of the EEPROM on the
controller is designated as the Extended System Configuration Data
region (ESCD). The BIOS and Plug-and-Play operating systems use
this table to store the
Last Known Good
configuration of system
peripherals. If you experience resource conflicts or peripheral
malfunction, set this setting to
Yes
to force the BIOS to recreate the
ESCD on the next reboot. This is rarely necessary.
•
Integrated Peripherals
—Use this setting to bring up the
Integrated
Peripherals
submenu. (Refer to the
Integrated Peripherals Submenu
section.)
•
Local Bus IDE Adapter
—The NI PXI-8184/8185 controller has
two integrated IDE/ATA channels (Primary and Secondary), each
