Starting The Configuration/Setup Utility Program; Configuration/Setup Utility Menu Choices - IBM 8486 - eServer xSeries 100 User Manual

v Enable USB 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 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
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 configuration information, including the type, speed,
and cache size of the microprocessor and the amount of installed memory. When
you make configuration changes through other options 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.
– Processor Summary
Select this choice to view the processor information, including the type, speed,
and cache size of the microprocessor.
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.
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 code stored in
electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM).
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output
(I/O) ports.
Select this choice to enable or disable integrated SCSI and Ethernet controllers
and all standard ports (such as serial and parallel). Enable is the default setting
for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the
operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting
the device). If you disable the integrated SCSI controller and no SCSI adapter is
installed, the server will have no SCSI capability. If you disable the integrated
Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the server will have no
Ethernet capability.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
– Parallel Port Setup