Contents
System BIOS configuration ...................................................................................................................... 4
System BIOS overview .............................................................................................................................. 4
AMIBIOS software ................................................................................................................................... 4
AMIBIOS Setup Utility ............................................................................................................................... 4
Accessing the Setup Utility .................................................................................................................... 5
Setup Utility menus .............................................................................................................................. 7
BIOS Summary Display screen ............................................................................................................ 30
Loading system defaults ..................................................................................................................... 31
Clearing CMOS ............................................................................................................................... 31
Power-On Self Test (POST) ...................................................................................................................... 31
POST error indicators ........................................................................................................................ 32
POST-related troubleshooting .............................................................................................................. 36
OS installation ..................................................................................................................................... 38
Supported OS ....................................................................................................................................... 38
OS pre-installation procedure .................................................................................................................. 39
Hardware setup ................................................................................................................................ 39
BIOS update .................................................................................................................................... 39
Server management .............................................................................................................................. 40
Pre-installation procedures .................................................................................................................. 40
Post-installation procedures ................................................................................................................. 40
Configuring the BMC ............................................................................................................................. 41
Index .................................................................................................................................................. 43
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