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System BIOS
2) Force Recovery Mode:
a. Shutdown the system and unplug the power cable.
b. Insert the jumper into pin 3-4 of the J106 connector on the baseboard.
c. Insert recovery diskette into the floppy diskette drive. (See step "a" above
d. Plug in the power cable and power on system.
e. System will beep during recovery.
f.
g. Power off and unplug the system.
h. Remove the jumper from J106 pin 3-4 on the motherboard.
i.
6.5
BIOS and BIOS Setup
BIOS embeds a set-up utility to configure BIOS and system resources. On-board devices are
configured with the BIOS Setup utility that is embedded in flash ROM. BIOS Setup provides
enough configuration functionality to boot an operating system image.
The configuration utilities allow the user to modify the CMOS RAM and NVRAM. The actual
hardware configuration is accomplished by the BIOS POST routines and the BIOS Plug-N-Play
auto-configuration manager. The configuration utilities update a checksum for both areas, so
potential data corruption is detected by the BIOS before the hardware configuration is saved. If
the data is corrupted, the BIOS request that the user reconfigure the system and reboot.
6.5.1
BIOS Setup Utility
This section describes the ROM-resident setup utility that provides the means to configure the
platform. The BIOS Setup utility is part of the system BIOS and allows limited control over on-
board resources.
The user can disable embedded PCI devices through the setup menus. When these devices are
disabled through setup, their resources are freed.
The following embedded devices can be disabled through setup menus, making them invisible to
a plug-and-play operating system that scans the PCI bus:
•
Embedded video ATI Rage
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Each embedded NIC (2) 82550
•
Embedded ATA RAID
Note: the BIOS options described in this section may or may not be present in pre-production
versions of the system BIOS. This section describes the BIOS utility as it is planned to be at
production and is subject to change. Option locations, in a given menu of the BIOS Setup utility
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This connector is near the onboard NICs. Refer to the Quick Start Guide if
you need further assistance locating it.
under "Automatic Detection Recovery Mode" for details on creating the
recovery diskette.)
Once you hear two high-pitched beeps the recovery is considered
successful. Otherwise, if the recovery is unsuccessful you will hear a
series of short beeps. The whole process will take 2-4 minutes to
complete.
Plug in the power cord and power the system on.
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