NEC BladeServer Express5800 Series User Manual page 47

2-22 General Description
POST Execution Flow
The following describes the progress of POST:
IMPORTANT:
Do not make unnecessary key entries or perform mouse operations
while POST is in progress.
Some system configurations that have an optional board installed
may display the message "Press Any Key" to enter the board's BIOS
setup. Refer to the manual provided with the optional board for
details.
After you install or remove an optional mezzanine card, POST may
halt and display a message indicating an incorrect board
configuration.
In this case, press F1 to continue POST. The board configuration
can be changed by using a utility described later.
1.
After power-on, POST starts checking the memory. The amount of basic and expansion
memory appears on the screen of the display unit (if connected). The memory check may
take a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of the CPU blade. Also, it
may take approximately one minute for the screen display to appear after rebooting the
CPU blade.
2.
Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check. These messages indicate
that the system has detected the CPU and other installed devices.
3.
After a few seconds, POST displays the following message prompting you to enter the
BIOS setup utility. The following message appears at the bottom left of the screen:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
Launch the BIOS SETUP utility when you need to change the settings of the CPU blade.
As long as the above message is not displayed with an error message, you do not have to
launch the utility.
To launch the SETUP utility, press F2 while the above message is displayed. See Chapter
4 for setup and parameters.
The CPU blade automatically restarts POST when you exit the SETUP utility.
4.
If the server has an optional board installed, POST displays the board information on the
screen.
Refer to the manual provided with the board for details.
POST will automatically proceed a few seconds later.