Starting The Configuration/Setup Utility Program; Enabling The Broadcom Netxtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent; Using The Adaptec Hostraid Configuration Programs - IBM IntelliStation A Pro Installation Manual

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v ServeRAID Manager
v Ethernet controller configuration
v SCSISelect Utility program (some models)
Note: See the User's Guide on the IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD for
detailed instructions for using the configuration programs.
The following sections provide the instructions for starting the utility programs.

Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program

Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program:
1. Turn on the computer and watch the monitor screen. If the computer is already
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears on the screen
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent

The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS code in
your computer. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and
you can customize where the network startup option appears in your startup
sequence. You enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot
Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Complete the following steps to enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
boot agent:
1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports
2. Select System Board Ethernet PXE/DHCP and use the Right Arrow (→) key to
3. Select Save Settings and press Enter.

Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs

Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility (also
referred to as IBM ServeRAID-7e) to add RAID levels 0 and 1 functionality to the
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ServeRAID
Manager is available as a stand-alone program and as an IBM
Director extension. If a ServeRAID controller is installed in your computer, use
ServeRAID Manager to define and configure your disk-array subsystem before
you install your operating system. For information about using this program, see
"Using ServeRAID Manager" on page 47.
To configure the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the
Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 49.
With the SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the devices that are
connected to the optional SCSI adapter. Use this program to change default
values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a low-level format on a SCSI
hard disk drive. For information about how to start this utility, see "Starting the
SCSISelect utility program (some models)" on page 49.
on when you start this procedure, you must shut down the operating system,
turn off the computer, wait a few seconds until all in-use LEDs are turned off,
and restart the computer.
during startup, press F1. (This prompt appears on the screen for only a few
seconds. You must press F1 quickly.) If you have set both a user password and
an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access
the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
and press Enter.
set it to Enabled.

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