1. Turning on the Server
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Chapter 3 Setup
1.1
POST
POST (Power-On Self-Test) is a self-diagnostic program stored in the server as standard. POST
automatically runs immediately after the server is turned on and checks the motherboard, memory, and
processor (CPU). POST also displays the start-up messages of different utilities during the operation.
Usually, you do not need to check the contents of POST.
However, 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 the time between power ON and OS startup
When any error message is displayed
1.1.1
POST sequence
Explains how POST runs in order.
1.
When the server is turned on, POST runs.
As factory settings, a logo appears on the screen during POST.
Note
Keyboard becomes operable after the logo appears.
2. If
Enabled
is specified for
Password On Boot
in
Security
menu of SETUP, you will be prompted to
enter password after the logo is displayed. If you enter the incorrect password three times consecutively,
POST aborts. (You can no longer proceed.) In this case, power off the server, and power it on.
Important Do not set a password before OS is installed.
3.
If <Esc> key is pressed, the logo disappears and the details of POST are displayed.
Tips
If
Quiet Boot
is
Disabled
from
Boot
menu in BIOS settings, the logo is not
displayed without requiring <ESC> key to be pressed.
4.
POST displays several types of message. These messages let you know that the installed CPU or
connected keyboard and mouse are detected.
5.
After a while, the following message is displayed on the screen.
Press <F2> SETUP, <F3> Internal Flash Memory, <F4> ROM Utility, <F12> Network
By pressing the designated function key following messages, you can call the functions below upon
completion of POST.
<F2> key: Run BIOS Setup Utility (SETUP). For information on the SETUP, refer to
Chapter 3
(2.BIOS Setup Utility (SETUP))
.
<F3> key: Run EXPRESSBUILDER from Internal Flash Memory (optional). For information on
EXPRESSBUILDER, refer to
Chapter 3 (4. EXPRESSBUILDER)
.
Note
If the optional Internal Flash Memory is not installed in the system, <F3> key
message will not be displayed.
<F3> key must be pressed within 5 seconds of the message being displayed.
Note that the server will not boot from Internal Flash Memory even if it is
specified to do so by pressing <F3> key, as long as a bootable CD/DVD-ROM is
set on the drive.
