49MAXDATA PLATINUM 90002R Server System
BIOS Setup
This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility, which is used to change the server conguration
defaults. You can run the utility with or without an operating system present on the server. Setup
stores most of the conguration values in battery-backed CMOS and the rest in ash memory. The
values take effect when you boot the server. POST uses these values to congure the hardware. If
selected values and the hardware do not agree, POST generates an error message and you must
then run Setup to specify the correct conguration.
Run Setup to view or modify such server board features as:
• Serial port conguration
• Time/date (to be stored in RTC)
• IDE settings (DVD/CD-ROM, etc.)
• SCSI BIOS
• Default CMOS settings and fail safe settings
• Password security
• Advanced chip set settings for boot up
• Information on system conguration, version, peripheral population, RAM size, and cache size
Starting Setup
To start Setup during the power-on sequence, follow these steps:
1. Press the power button on the front control panel of the server. .
2. When POST shows the message “Press <F2> if you want to run SETUP,” press <F2>. If
the server has an administrator password congured, the system prompts you to enter the
password. If the server does not have a password congured, the main screen of the BIOS
Setup Utility appears.
Recording Your Setup Settings
Before you make any changes, record the current values. If the default values need to be restored
later, such as after a CMOS clear, you must run Setup again. Referring to recorded original settings
could make your task easier.
Navigating Setup Utility Screens
The BIOS setup utility consists of ve primary menus:
Main: Displays the BIOS version and details on processor type, and lets you congure the system
time, date, and language.
Advanced: Lets you congure Option ROMs, congure peripheral devices, clear the event log, and
disable POST error pauses.
Security: Lets you set a password.
System Management: Lets you congure Console Redirection, Quite Boot, Serial Over LAN, and
Service Partition options. Also displays BMC and HSC rmware revisions.
Exit: Exits the utility with or without saving utilities and allows management of custom settings.
Each menu occupies a single screen and presents a list of menu items. Some menu items are sub-
menus, while others are settings that you can change from the screen.
Table 6 describes how to navigate between the utility screens and menus.
Kommentare zu diesen Handbüchern