Server Utilities; Using The Bios Setup Utility; Entering Bios Setup; If You Cannot Access Setup - Intel R1000EP Series Service Manual

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Server Utilities

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This section describes the BIOS Setup utility options, which is used to change server configuration

defaults. You can run the BIOS Setup with or without an operating system being present. For information

about specific BIOS setup screens, see the Intel

For a web link to this document, see "Additional Information and Software".

To enter the BIOS Setup using a keyboard (or emulated keyboard), press the <F2> function key

during boot time when the OEM or Intel Logo Screen or the POST Diagnostic Screen is displayed.

The following instructional message is displayed on the Diagnostic Screen or under the Quiet Boot

Logo Screen:

Press <F2> to enter setup, <F6> Boot Menu, <F12> Network Boot

Note: With a USB keyboard, it is important to wait until the BIOS "discovers" the keyboard and

beeps – until the USB Controller has been initialized and the USB keyboard activated, key presses

will not be read by the system.

When the Setup Utility is entered, the Main screen is displayed initially. However, serious errors

cause the system to display the Error Manager screen instead of the Main screen.

It is also possible to cause a boot directly to Setup using an IPMI 2.0 command Get/Set System

Boot Options. For details on that capability, see the explanation in the IPMI description.

If you are not able to access the BIOS Setup, you might need to restore the BIOS default settings.

For instructions, see "Restoring the BIOS Defaults".

The bottom right portion of the Setup screen provides a list of commands that are used to navigate

through the Setup utility. These commands are displayed at all times.

Each Setup menu page contains a number of features. Each feature is associated with a value field,

except those used for informative purposes. Each value field contains configurable parameters.

Depending on the security option chosen and in effect by the password, a menu feature's value may

or may not be changed. If a value cannot be changed, its field is made inaccessible and appears

grayed out.

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