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Using the BIOS Setup Utility program
Use the BIOS Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks:
v View configuration information
v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v Set the date and time
v Set and change passwords
v Set and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup
v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v View and clear the error and event logs
v Resolve configuration conflicts
Starting the BIOS Setup Utility program
To start the BIOS Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press F1 for BIOS Setup appears, press F1. If you have set
3. Select the settings to view or change.
BIOS Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the BIOS Setup Utility main window taskbar.
Depending on the version of the BIOS code, some taskbar choices might differ
slightly from these descriptions.
v Main
v Advanced
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devices (startup-drive sequence)
both a user password and a supervisor password, you must type the supervisor
password to access the full BIOS Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the
supervisor password, a limited BIOS Setup Utility menu is available.
Select this choice to view system information, such as the machine type and
model, serial number, Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), system board
identifier, asset tag number; information about the BIOS, microprocessors,
system memory size; and to view or change the system date and time. This is
the default page that is displayed when you start the BIOS Setup Utility program.
Select this choice to view or configure advanced features for the server hardware
and software.
– CPU configuration
Configure advanced features for the microprocessors.
– SATA configuration
View each recognized SATA device, and configure SATA as disabled,
enhanced, or compatible.
– Super I/O configuration
Select the base address for the serial port used by the Super I/O chipset.
– USB configuration
View the USB configuration and enable or disable USB functions and legacy
USB support.
– ACPI configuration
View and change the settings in the Advanced Configuration And Power
Interface (ACPI), such as whether to enable support for the advanced
programmable interrupt controller.
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