Server Utilities; Using The Bios Setup Utility; Starting Setup; If You Cannot Access Setup - Intel SE7520BD2 User Manual

Server Utilities

3 Server Utilities

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility options, which is used to change server configuration
defaults. You can run BIOS Setup with or without an operating system present. See the
Server Board SE7520BD2 Technical Product Specification
BIOS setup screens.

Starting Setup

You can enter and start BIOS Setup under several conditions:
When you turn on the server, after POST completes the memory test
When you have moved the CMOS jumper on the server board to the "Clear CMOS" position
(enabled)
In the two conditions listed above, after rebooting, you will see this prompt:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
In a third condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other prompts but not
the <F2> prompt:
Warning: CMOS checksum invalid
Warning: CMOS time and date not set
In this condition, the BIOS will load default values for CMOS and attempt to boot.

If You Cannot Access Setup

If you are not able to access BIOS Setup, you might need to clear the CMOS memory. For
instructions on clearing the CMOS, see

Setup Menus

Each BIOS Setup menu page contains a number of features. Except for those features that are
provided only to display automatically configured information, each feature is associated with a
value field that contains user-selectable parameters. These parameters can be changed if the user
has adequate security rights. If a value cannot be changed for any reason, the feature's value field is
inaccessible.
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Clearing the CMOS.
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