Configure Mode Software Override - HP 9000 Series 310 Service Information Manual

Configure Mode Software Override
Configure Mode is a Boot ROM feature that allows the modification of some power-up defaults
independent of which
as
will eventually be booted. To enter Configure Mode, wait until one of
the following keyboard messages is displayed:
Message
Keyboard
Location of Keyboard Electronics
On processor board.
Console Keyboard at XX
98644 at XX
On card other than HP 98644A in I/O slot.
On HP 98644A Card in I/O slot.
Where XX is the select code of the interface card.
Then, before an operating system is booted, hold
I
CTRL
I
down and press
W.
All mass storage operations lock-out and defer the response to the CTRL-C (just as they defer
RESETs). This is to prevent leaving a mass storage device stranded in an abnormal state (e.g.
disc spinning).
An example Configure Mode display is shown in Figure 4-1.
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Hewlett-Packard Company.
All Rights Reserved.
BOOTROM Rev. A
Bit Mapped Display
Keyboard
HP-IB
HP 98620B
HP 98642 at 12
HP 98625 at 8
HP 98629 at 20
524128 Bytes
CONFIGURE MODE
RESET To Power-Up
KEY ACTION
T
L
Extended Self-Test
Continuous Self-Test Loop
Figure 4-1. Example Configure Mode Display
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