Starting The Setup Utility; Setup Utility Menu Choices - Lenovo System x3750 M4 Installation And Service Manual

• View and change settings for devices and I/O ports
• Set the date and time
• Set and change passwords
• Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
• Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
• View, set, and change settings for power-management features
• View and clear error logs
• Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
• Resolve configuration conflicts

Starting the Setup utility

This section explains how to use the Setup utility.
To start the Setup utility, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Turn on the server.
Note: Approximately 10 seconds after the server is connected to input power, the power-on
button becomes active.
When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. This prompt is displayed on the screen for
Step 2.
only a few seconds. You must press F1 quickly. If you have set an administrator password, you
must type the administrator password to access the full Setup utility menu. If you do not type the
administrator password, a limited Setup utility menu is available.
Step 3. Select Settings to view or change.

Setup utility menu choices

The UEFI Setup utility main menu contains several menu items to view or change information in the server.
The following choices are on the UEFI Setup utility main menu. Depending on the version of the UEFI firmware,
some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. For more information on UEFI-compliant
firmware, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/ portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083207.
• System Information
Select this choice to view basic information about the server. When you make changes through other
choices in the Setup utility, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot
change settings directly in the system information.
– System Summary
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the
microprocessors, machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, and the
amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other choices in the
Setup utility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in
the system summary.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the firmware,
the IMM2 and diagnostics code, and the version and date.
• System Settings
Select this choice to view or change the server component settings. This choice is only on the full
Setup utility menu.
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