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BIOS Setup Menus ................................................................................................................42
Main Menu........................................................................................................................43
Advanced Menu ................................................................................................................44
Security Menu ..................................................................................................................47
Server Menu .....................................................................................................................48
Boot Menu ........................................................................................................................50
Exit Menu..........................................................................................................................51
Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority .....................................................................51
Permanently Changing the Boot Device Priority ....................................................................52
Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility ................................................................................52
When to Run the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility ...................................................................52
Running the SCSISelect Utility..........................................................................................52
Configuring the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI Adapter .............................................................53
Running the Promise FastBuild Utility ...................................................................................53
When to Run the Promise FastBuild Utility ......................................................................53
Running the Promise FastBuild Utility ..............................................................................53
Direct Platform Control (DPC) Console ..................................................................................54
DPC Console Modes of Operation ...................................................................................54
Running the DPC Console ................................................................................................55
Using the System Setup Utility ..............................................................................................55
What You Need to Do ........................................................................................................55
Running the SSU ...............................................................................................................55
Customizing the SSU ........................................................................................................57
Launching a Task ...............................................................................................................57
MultiBoot Options Add-in ..................................................................................................58
Password Add-in ...............................................................................................................58
SEL Manager Add-in .........................................................................................................59
FRU Manager Add-in .........................................................................................................60
SDR Manager Add-in ........................................................................................................61
System Update Add-In ......................................................................................................61
Configuration Save/Restore Add-In ...................................................................................62
Platform Event Manager Add-in ........................................................................................63
Exiting the SSU .................................................................................................................70
Platform Event Paging ...........................................................................................................70
Using Platform Event Paging ............................................................................................70
Software Updates ..................................................................................................................71
Creating a Bootable Diskette ............................................................................................71
Software Update Package .....................................................................................................71
Preparation ........................................................................................................................71
Extraction ..........................................................................................................................72
Updating ...........................................................................................................................72
Individual Updates .................................................................................................................73
BIOS Upgrade Description ................................................................................................73
Firmware Update Utility Description .................................................................................75
FRU/SDR Load Utility Description .....................................................................................75
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