System Summary; System Information - IBM eServer 240 xSeries User Reference Manual

System Summary

Select this choice to display configuration information, including the type and speed
of the microprocessors and amount of memory.
Changes that you make to configuration settings appear on this summary screen.
You cannot edit the fields.
The System Summary choice appears on the full Configuration/Setup Utility main
menu and on the limited Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.

System Information

Select this choice to display information about your server. Changes that you make
on other menus might appear on this summary screen. You cannot edit any fields.
The System Information choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup Utility
main menu.
Product Data
Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and model,
the system serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS stored
on the flash electronically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM).
System Card Data
Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server components.
Devices and I/O Ports
Software recognizes ports through their port assignments. Each port must have a
unique port assignment. The Configuration/Setup Utility program normally handles
this, but you might have special hardware or software that requires you to change
these assignments.
Select the Devices and I/O Ports choice to view or change the assignments for
devices and input/output ports.
You can add serial ports by installing a serial adapter in an expansion slot. See
the documentation that comes with the serial adapter for information about port
assignments.
You can configure the parallel port as bidirectional; that is, so that data can be both
read from and written to a device. In bidirectional mode, the server supports
Extended Capabilities Port (ECP) and Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP).
To display or change the assignments for devices, the serial ports, or parallel port:
1. Select Devices and I/O Ports.
2. Select a device or port; use the Left or Right Arrow key to advance through the
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settings.
The Devices and I/O Ports choice appears only on the full Configuration/Setup
Utility main menu.