Table 4-1
Computer Setup (F10) Utility menu descriptions (continued)
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Option
Description
Power-On
Lets you set the following:
Options
POST Messages—Enables or disables the splash screen during POST.
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F9 Prompt (Displayed or Hidden)—Selecting Displayed displays the
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F9=Boot Menu during POST. Selecting Hidden prevents the text from
being displayed. However, pressing F9 still accesses the boot menu.
F10 Prompt (Displayed or Hidden)—Selecting Displayed displays
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F10=Setup during POST. Selecting Hidden prevents the text from being
displayed, but pressing F10 still accesses the Setup screen.
F12 Prompt (Displayed or Hidden)—Selecting Displayed displays
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F12=Network Service Boot during POST. Selecting Hidden prevents
the text from being displayed but pressing F12 still forces the workstation to
attempt booting from the network.
Option ROM
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workstation to display a message before loading options ROMs.
Remote Wakeup Boot Source—Enables you to set the remote wakeup boot
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source as:
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After Power Loss (On, Off, Previous State)—Enabling this option directs the
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previous state to be the default.
POST Delay (in seconds) (5, 10, 15, 20, None)—Adds a specified delay
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to the POST process. This delay is sometimes needed for hard disk drives
on some expansion cards that spin up slowly (so slowly that they are not
ready to start by the time POST is finished). The POST delay also gives you
time to select F10 to enter the Computer Setup (F10) Utility.
BIOS Power-On
Lets you disable or specify a weekday and time for BIOS power-on.
Processors
Enables/disables these options:
Hyper-Threading—Provides processor parallelization such that the
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operating system treats one processor as two.
Active Cores (1,2, or All Cores)—Selects a single core, or multiple cores
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per socket. (Not available on some configurations.)
Limit CPUID Maximum Value to 3 (Enable or Disable)—Sets the number of
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allowable CPU IDs.
Onboard Devices
Lets you set resources (IRQ, DMA, I/O Rate) or disable onboard system devices
such as serial port and diskette controller. Operating system parameters
generally override Onboard Devices settings.
PCI VGA
Configures which expansion slots are used for graphics cards. In multi-graphics
Configuration
card configurations, this option designates one graphics card as primary and
the other card as secondary.
prompt (Enable or Disable)—Enabling this feature causes the
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Local Hard Drive
Remote Server
The Computer Setup (F10) Utility
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