Power-On Self Test (Post) - Toshiba Magnia 3135R User Manual

System Configuration Setup

Power-On Self Test (POST)

Each time you turn on the system, POST starts running. POST checks the server board,
processor, memory, keyboard, and most installed peripheral devices. During the memory
test, POST displays the amount of memory that it is able to access and test. The length
of time needed to test memory depends on the amount of memory installed. POST is
stored in flash memory.
1 Turn on the video monitor and server. After a few seconds, POST begins to run.
2 After the memory test, the following screen prompts and messages appear until
POST has completed running or until you press <F2>:
Press <F2> key if you want to run SETUP
NOTE: "Press <F12> to Network" refers to machines that need to boot from a
network source. If you are unsure, contact your system administrator.
3 During peripheral device detection, the following message appears:
Press <Ctrl><A> to enter SCSI Utility
4 Press <Ctrl+A> if there are SCSI devices installed. When the utility starts, follow the
instructions displayed to configure the onboard SCSI host adapter settings and to
run the SCSI utilities. Also, see
not enter the SCSI utility, the boot process continues.
5 Press <Esc> during POST to display a boot menu when POST finishes. From this
menu you can choose the boot device or enter BIOS Setup.
If you have a RAID card, the BIOS and drivers are initiated at this point in the
process. If you want to configure the card, press <Ctrl>+<M>.
After POST is finished, the system beeps once.
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