Server Utilities; Using The Bios Setup Utility; Starting Setup; If You Cannot Access Setup - MAXDATA PLATINUM 3200 I User Manual

6 Server Utilities

Using the BIOS Setup Utility

This section describes the BIOS Setup Utility options, which is used to change server conf­iguration
def­aults. You can run BIOS Setup with or without an operating system present.

Starting Setup

You can enter and start BIOS Setup under several conditions:
• When you turn on the server, af­ter POST completes the memory test
• When you have moved the CMOS jumper on the server board to the "Clear CMOS" position
(enabled)
In the two conditions listed above, af­ter rebooting, you will see this prompt:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
In a third condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other prompts but not
the <F> prompt:
Warning: CMOS checksum invalid
Warning: CMOS time and date not set
In this condition, the BIOS will load def­ault values f­or CMOS and attempt to boot.

If You Cannot Access Setup

If­ you are not able to access BIOS Setup, you might need to clear the CMOS memory. For instructions
on clearing the CMOS, see "Clearing the CMOS".

Setup Menus

Each BIOS Setup menu page contains a number of­ f­eatures. Except f­or those f­eatures that are
provided only to display automatically conf­igured inf­ormation, each f­eature is associated with a
value f­ield that contains user-selectable parameters. These parameters can be changed if­ the user
has adequate security rights. If­ a value cannot be changed f­or any reason, the f­eature's value f­ield
is inaccessible.
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