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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program
Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks:
v View configuration information
v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v Set the date and time
v Set and change passwords
v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v View and clear error logs
v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
v Define when the memory scrubbing feature performs a system memory test
v Resolve configuration conflicts
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup is displayed, press F1. If
3. Select settings to view or change.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might differ slightly from
these descriptions.
v System Summary
v System Information
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Use LSI Logic MegaRAID Storage Manager program to monitor and manage
the disk-array subsystem after you install the operating system. For
information about using this program, see "Using the LSI Logic MegaRAID
Storage Manager program" on page 69.
you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you
must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup
Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited
Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available.
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed,
and cache sizes of the microprocessors, type and speed of installed USB
devices, and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration
changes through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the
changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings
directly in the system summary.
This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes
through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those
changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings
directly in the system information.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the machine type and model of the server, the serial
number, the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics code
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