Using The Setup Utility; Starting The Setup Utility; Setup Utility Menu Choices - Lenovo TD200 - ThinkServer - 3809 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Using the Setup Utility

Use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI), formerly BIOS, Setup Utility program to perform the
following tasks:
• View configuration information
• View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
• Set the date and time
• Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
• Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
• View, set, and change settings for power-management features
• View and clear error logs
• Resolve configuration conflicts

Starting the Setup Utility

To start the Setup Utility, complete the following steps:
Step 1. Turn on the server.
Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power, the power-control
button becomes active.
When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an administrator password,
Step 2.
you must type the administrator password to access the full Setup Utility menu. If you do not type
the administrator password, a limited Setup Utility menu is available.
Step 3. Select settings to view or change.

Setup Utility menu choices

The following choices are on the Setup Utility main menu for the UEFI. Depending on the version of the
firmware, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions.
• System Information
Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other choices
in the Setup Utility, 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 Setup Utility menu only.
– System Summary
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the ID, speed, and cache size of the
microprocessors, machine type and model of the server, the serial number, the system UUID, and the
amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Setup
Utility, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in
the system summary.
– Product Data
Select this choice to view the system-board identifier, the revision level or issue date of the firmware,
the integrated management module and diagnostics code, and the version and date.
This choice is on the full Setup Utility menu only.
• System Settings
Select this choice to view or change the server component settings.
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