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Configuring BIOS and POST
This chapter describes how to view or modify the BIOS Setup Utility screens in the
Sun Netra X4450. The BIOS Setup utility reports system information and can be used
to configure the server BIOS settings.
The Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) has a Setup utility stored in the BIOS flash
memory. The configured data is provided with context-sensitive help and is stored
in the system's battery-backed CMOS RAM. If the configuration stored in the CMOS
RAM is invalid, the BIOS settings default to the original state specified at the factory.
The following topics are included:
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Section A.1 “Using BIOS Menu Items” on page A-7
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Section A.2 “BIOS Considerations” on page A-8
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Section A.3 “BIOS Setup Screens” on page A-11
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Section A.4 “Viewing Event Logs” on page A-31
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Section A.5 “Power-On Self-Test (POST)” on page A-31
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Using BIOS Menu Items
You can access BIOS configuration screens from the following interfaces:
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Use a USB keyboard, mouse, and VGA monitor connected directly to the server.
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Use a terminal (or terminal emulator connected to a computer) through the serial
port on the back panel of the server.
