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6. After the system reboot, select the Utilities menu and press the <Enter> key.
7. Select Run Service Partition Administrator and press the <Enter> key.
8. Select Format Service Partition and Install Software.
9. Remove the System Resource CD from the CD-ROM drive and exit from the menu
screen.
You can now install the operating system.
Installing the Operating System
The System Resource CD contains a limited operating system with enough functionality to
boot the server and to copy and use the utilities and other files from the CD. This limited
operating system is not intended to be used to run applications. To run your server and
applications, you must install the operating system of your choice on the server. Follow the
installation instructions that came with the operating system.
System Security
Table 4 summarizes the security features provided by the BIOS to prevent unauthorized or
accidental access to the system. You can enable these features using the Security section
of BIOS Setup. Most of the features can also be enabled using the System Setup Utility
(SSU). Additional information on passwords is provided following the table.
Table 4. Software Security Features
Feature
Secure Mode
Secure Mode Boot
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Description
To enable secure mode: Set a user password.
To enter secure mode, do one of the following:
• Press the hot-key combination for secure mode. You can specify a hot-
key combination, which must consist of Ctrl+Alt plus one alphanumeric
character.
• Let the inactivity timer time out. If you don't touch the keyboard during the
time-out period, the system enters secure mode automatically. You can set
the time-out period from two minutes to 120 minutes.
• Power on or reset the system. The system automatically enters secure
mode on power up.
When the system is in secure mode:
• Onboard video is blanked, if enabled.
• Diskette drive is write protected, if enabled.
• Power, Sleep, and Reset buttons on the front panel are disabled.
• Mouse and keyboard input are ignored, except for entering a password.
• The keyboard LEDs flash.
To enable, do both of the following:
• Set a user password.
• Enable Secure Mode Boot.
To activate: Power on or reset the server.
When enabled:
• If booting from drive A: the user must enter a password. After the user
enters the password, the system continues with the boot process. The
system doesn't enter secure mode until activated by the hot-key or timer.
• If the system is not booting from drive A: the system boots normally. No
password is required, and the system enters secure mode automatically.
The system boots according to the boot device priority set in BIOS Setup.
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