Chapter 3. Configuring Your Computer; Using The Configuration/Setup Utility Program; Starting The Configuration/Setup Utility Program - IBM 6219 - IntelliStation M - Pro User Manual

Chapter 3. Configuring your computer

The following configuration programs are available to configure your computer:
v Configuration/Setup Utility program
v Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent
v SCSISelect Utility program (some models)
v Boot Menu
v Ethernet controller configuration

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

This section provides the instructions for starting the Configuration/Setup Utility
program and descriptions of the menu choices that are available.

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

The Configuration/Setup Utility program starts automatically when POST detects
that newly installed or removed hardware is not reflected in your current
configuration. A diagnostic error message is displayed. See Chapter 5, "Solving
problems" on page 55 for detailed information about POST and error messages.
Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:
1. Turn on the computer and watch the monitor screen. If your computer is already
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup, Press F12 for Boot
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The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the basic input/output system
(BIOS) code that comes with your computer. You can use this program to
configure serial port assignments, change interrupt request (IRQ) settings,
change the device startup sequence, set the date and time, set passwords, and
set the chassis-intrusion detector.
The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS code
that comes with your computer. You can enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit
Ethernet Boot Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. You can use
the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent to configure the network
as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option
appears in your startup sequence.
If your computer comes with a SCSI adapter, you can use the SCSISelect Utility
program to configure devices that are attached to the SCSI adapter. Use this
program to change default values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a
low-level format on a SCSI hard disk drive.
The Boot Menu program is part of the BIOS code that comes with your computer.
You can use the Boot Menu program to change the startup sequence for one
startup session without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility
program.
To configure the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the
Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 28.
on when you start this procedure, you must shut down the operating system,
turn off the computer, wait a few seconds until all in-use LEDs turn off, and
restart the computer. (Do not use Ctrl+Alt+Del to restart the computer.)
Menu appears at the bottom of the screen during startup, press F1. (This prompt
appears on the screen for only a few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.)
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