Starting The Setup Utility; Setup Utility Menu Choices - Lenovo ThinkServer TS200 Hardware Maintenance Manual

• Set and change passwords
• View and change the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive
sequence)
• View and change settings for advanced hardware features
• View and clear the event and error logs
• Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
• Resolve configuration conflicts

Starting the Setup Utility

To start the Setup Utility, do the following:
Step 1. Turn on the server.
Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to 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.
– Processors
Select this choice to view or change the processor settings.
– Memory
Select this choice to view or change the memory settings.
– Devices and I/O Ports
Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. You can
configure the serial ports; configure remote console redirection; enable or disable integrated Ethernet
controllers, the SAS/SATA controller, SATA DVD drive channels, and PCI slots; and view the system
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