Configuration/Setup Utility Menu Choices - IBM 9228 - IntelliStation Z - Pro User Manual

Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code in the computer, some menu choices might differ
slightly from these descriptions.
Note: When you use the computer for the first time, you might want to use the
v System Summary
v System Information
v Devices and I/O Ports
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Configuration/Setup Utility menu choice Load Default Settings to reset the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices to the factory default settings, in
case they were changed before you received the computer. Otherwise, some
choices might not appear in the list of menu choices.
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the amount of
installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options
in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the
system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.
This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
– Processor summary
Select this choice to view the processor information, including the type, speed,
and cache size of the microprocessor.
– System MAC Address
Select this choice to view the MAC addresses for network devices that are
installed in the computer.
Note: This choice appears only if at least one Preboot eXecution
Environment (PXE) option, read only memory (ROM) starts during
POST.
Select this choice to view information about the computer. When you make
changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some
of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change
settings directly in the system information.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
Select this choice to view or change device assignments and input/output (I/O)
ports. You can select this choice to enable or disable the mini-PCI Express SAS
and Ethernet controllers, and standard connectors (such as serial and parallel).
Enable is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot
be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is
equivalent to disconnecting the device). If you disable the mini-PCI Express SAS
controller and no SAS adapter is installed, the computer will have no SAS
capability. If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet
adapter is installed, the computer will have no Ethernet capability.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– Remote Console Redirection
Select this choice to enable and configure serial remote video and keyboard
redirection.
– Video
Select this choice to view the video information.