Overview Of The Bios Setup Pages - Cisco UCS C210 Installation And Service Manual

Configuring BIOS Settings and Updating BIOS Firmware
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Overview of the BIOS Setup Pages

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field on the pages are printed on the BIOS screens.
Table 2-1 Overview of BIOS Setup Utility Pages
Screen Contents
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Advanced Configuration submenus used to define settings for:
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Security Settings used to install and change the BIOS administrator and user passwords
Server Management Settings you can use to:
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Boot Options Settings you can use to:
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Boot Manager List of available boot devices that you can boot from immediately by choosing the device from this
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Error Management Lists system errors with descriptions and severity
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contains summary descriptions of the BIOS setup pages. Detailed descriptions of each setup
General information about the BIOS version and system memory installed
Settings to enable or disable quiet boot and POST error pass
Settings to define system date and time
processors
memory
mass storage controllers
serial port
USB
PCIe
Manage non-maskable interrupt (NMI)
Clear the system event log
Define boot time-out
Configure plug and play
Configure advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) for your operating systems
Set console redirection on the serial port
View system information such as the serial number and BMC revision
Define network boot
Define boot time-out for F2 prompts
Define boot order for devices, boot retries, and USB device boot order
Define boot order for CDROM devices, hard disk drives, and floppy drives
Options that you can use to exit while either saving or discarding changes
Options to save current values as a user default, or load default values
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