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You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record
when the blade server starts.
v Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features.
Important: The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly
configured. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully.
– System Partition Visibility
Select this choice to specify whether the System Partition is to be visible or
hidden.
– Memory Settings
Select this choice to manually enable a pair of memory DIMMs.
If a memory error is detected during POST or memory configuration, the blade
server automatically disables the failing memory pair and continues operating
with reduced memory capacity. After the problem is corrected, you must
manually enable the memory connectors. Use the arrow keys to highlight the
rows representing the pair that you want to enable; then, use the arrow keys
to select Enable.
– CPU Options
Select this choice to enable or disable the microprocessor cache. In addition,
you can set the microprocessor cache mode to write-back (WB) or
write-through (WT). Write-back caching generally provides better system
performance.
– PCI Bus Control
Select this choice to view and set interrupts for PCI devices and to configure
the master-latency-timer value for the blade server.
– Integrated System Management Processor Settings
Select this choice to enable or disable the Reboot on System NMI option on
the menu. If you enable this option, the blade server will automatically restart
60 seconds after the service processor issues a non-maskable interrupt (NMI)
to the blade server.
v Error Logs
Select this choice to view or clear the POST error log.
– Select POST Error Log to view the three most recent error codes and
messages that the system generated during POST.
From the POST Error Log menu, select Clear event/error logs to clear the
Error log.
v Save Settings
Select this choice to save the changes you have made in the settings.
v Restore Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and
restore the previous settings.
v Load Default Settings
Select this choice to cancel the changes you have made in the settings and
restore the factory settings.
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