NEC EXPRESS 5800 User Manual page 48

1-34 System Overview
POST Execution Flow
The following describes the progress of POST in the chronological order.
IMPORTANT:
Do not make key entries or perform mouse operations while POST is
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in progress.
Some system configurations may display the message "Press Any
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Key" to prompt a key entry. This message is driven by BIOS of an
installed optional board. Make sure to read the manual that comes
with the optional board before any key entry.
Powering on the server, after you installed or removed an optional PCI
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board or moved it to another slot, may display the massage that
indicates incorrect board configuration and suspend POST.
In such a case, press F1 to continue POST. Board configuration can be
made using the utility described later.
A few seconds after power-on, POST starts checking the memory. The count message of
1.
the basic and expansion memory appears at top left on the display unit screen. The
memory check may takes a few minutes to complete depending on the memory size of
the express server. Also, it may take approximately one minute for the screen display to
appear after rebooting the server.
Some messages appear upon completion of the memory check. These messages appear
2.
to indicate that the system has detected the CPU, keyboard, and mouse.
After a few seconds, POST displays the following message prompting you to launch the
3.
BIOS setup utility, SETUP, stored in the system memory of the server. This message
appears at bottom left on the screen.
Press <F2> to enter SETUP, Press <F12> to Network
Launch the BIOS setup utility when you need to change the settings to meet the
requirements for the server. As long as the above message is not displayed with an error
message, you don't have to launch the utility. (Ignore the message. POST will
automatically proceed.)
To launch the SETUP utility, press F2 while the above message is displayed. See
Chapter 3 for setup and parameters.
The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SETUP utility.
Press F12 to start the operating system from the network drive.