Using The Configuration/Setup Utility Program; Starting The Configuration/Setup Utility Program; Configuration/Setup Utility Menu Choices - IBM x3655 - System - 7985 User Manual

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 the error and event logs
v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
v Enable USB legacy keyboard and mouse support
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 appears, press F1. If you
3. Select the 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 USB Device Summary
v Processor Summary
v System Information
v Devices and I/O Ports
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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 information about the USB devices.
Select this choice to view information about the microprocessors.
Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes
through other options 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, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS, diagnostics, and
EMC code that are stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM
(EEPROM).
– System Card Data
Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server
components.