NEC Express5800/320Ma Software Installation And Configuration Manual page 23

5. Disable boot monitoring and, optionally, Option ROM for PCI slots.
a. When the system is booting and the progress bar has started to fill, press F2
to enter the BIOS Setup program. An Entering Setup message appears,
but several minutes may elapse before the BIOS Setup program runs.
b. Use the RIGHT ARROW key to select the Advanced tab.
c. To disable boot monitoring, use the DOWN ARROW key to select Monitoring
Configuration. Press ENTER. Use the DOWN ARROW key to select OS
Boot Monitoring. Use the PLUS SIGN (+) key to change the value to
Disabled. Press ESC.
d. If the system contains any PCI adapters that contain option ROMs, the system
boots faster if you disable Option ROM for the PCI slots that contain the
adapters. To disable Option ROM, select Monitoring Configuration on the
Advanced tab. Select each slot that contains an adapter and use the PLUS
SIGN (+) key to change the values to Disabled.
e. Press F10. In the Setup Confirmation dialog box, select Yes and press
ENTER to save the new settings and exit from the BIOS Setup program.
The system reboots after you exit from the BIOS Setup program.
N O T E
Disabling boot monitoring prevents several unnecessary
restarts of the system during the IPL process.
6. Make sure theNEC ExpressBuilder CD (1 of 2) is inserted in the CD-ROM drive
whose power button LED is green-lit.
7. During the next few minutes, the following normally appear:
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A message: Initial Program Load
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A Windows XP splash screen
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A black screen, then a blue screen, with no text
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A Fault Tolerant Server splash screen
8. In the Start Express5800 series system software IPL dialog box, accept the
default setting, Run the Initial Program Load for Express5800/320Ma software
Release 4.1.x.x, and click Next.
N O T E S
1. The dialog box advises you to disable boot
monitoring. If you already disabled boot monitoring as
described in step 5, you do not need to do so again.
2. The Open a session in the Windows
Preinstallation Environment option opens a WinPE
command shell.
Installing Express5800/320Ma System Software
Performing the IPL Procedure
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