Diagnostic Tools And Setup Utilities; Bios Software; Bios Setup Utility - HP Proliant ML150 G6 Maintenance And Service Manual

Diagnostic Tools and Setup Utilities

This chapter provides an overview of the Power-On Self-Test (POST), the POST error messages, and
BIOS, SAS and SATA setup utilities.

BIOS Software

The ProLiant ML150 G6 server uses BIOS to boot up the system. BIOS software is a ROM BIOS-based
firmware that allows reliability, manageability, and connectivity for server platforms. This software
contains a set of programs permanently stored in an EEPROM chipset located on the system board.
These programs assist in managing, initializing, and testing the hardware devices installed on the
computer.
BIOS software allows you to:
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Perform configuration from the BIOS Setup Utility
Using the Setup Utility, you can install, configure, and optimize the hardware devices on the
system board. In addition, you can enable various features such as serial console redirection,
hyper-threading, PXE boot, and much more.
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Initialize hardware at boot up using POST routines
During power-on or warm reset, the BIOS performs Power-On Self Test (POST) routines to test
system components, to allocate resource for various hardware devices, and to prepare the
system to boot to various operating systems.

BIOS Setup Utility

The BIOS Setup Utility provides the user with general system information and allows the user to
configure the server for optimum performance and security. If any operational problems occur after
changing BIOS parameters, the BIOS Setup Utility allows the user to restore the server to the default
or failsafe values.
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