Clearing Cmos; Power-On Self-Test (Post) - HP ProLiant SL165s G7 Software Configuration Manual

To load the system defaults:
Reboot the server in a normal manner.
1.
During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
2.
Press F9 to load the default values.
3.
Press F10 to save the changes and close the Setup Utility.
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Clearing CMOS

You may need to clear the Setup configuration values (CMOS) if the configuration has been
corrupted, or if incorrect settings made in the Setup Utility have caused error messages to be
unreadable. Clearing the CMOS data removes the administrator password.
The clear CMOS setting is on clear CMOS button (J27-A) on the system board. Refer to the HP
SE1210 Server Maintenance and Service Guide for the location of this jumper block and the clear
CMOS setting.
To clear CMOS:
Perform the pre-installation procedures.
1.
If necessary, remove any expansion boards, assemblies, or cables that prevent access to press
2.
CMOS button (J27-A).
Locate the clear CMOS button (J27-A) on the system board.
3.
Press clear CMOS button (J27-A) to clear the CMOS memory.
4.
Perform the post-installation procedures.
5.
During POST, press F10 to access the Setup Utility.
6.
Press F9 to load the system default values.
7.
Presses F10 to save the changes you made and close the Setup Utility.
8.
Flashing the Bootblock
To flash the bootblock:
Run HPQUSB.exe to create a bootable DOS ROMPAQ disk on USB key.
9.
Make sure the ROMPAQ.EXE and CPQSRVR2.CPU are located in the same directory.
10.
Copy the CONFIG.US supplied to the ROMPAQ disk as CONFIG.SYS.
11.
Copy the ROMPAQ image which you want to recovery back to ROMPQA disk also.
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Insert jumper to the part location "J1" to force BIOS recovery function.
13.
Power on system and recovery function will automatically run upon detecting the disk.
14.
Please wait at least 5 minutes to ensure that recovery function complete.
15.
After done, please remember to remove the jumper.
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Power-On Self-Test (POST)

When the server boots up, a series of tests are displayed on the screen. This is referred to as Power-
On Self-Test (POST). POST is a series of diagnostic tests that checks firmware and assemblies to
System BIOS configuration 33