Exit menu, Temporarily changing the boot device priority, Running the adaptec scsiselect utility – Intel SX220 User Manual

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Exit Menu


You can make the following selections on the Exit Menu. Select an option using the
up or down arrow keys. Press <Enter> to run the option. Pressing <Esc> does not
exit this menu. You must select one of the items from the menu or menu bar to exit.

Table 31: Exit Menu Features

Feature Choices

Description

Exit Saving Changes

Exits and saves changes to CMOS.

Exit Discarding Changes

Exits without saving changes to CMOS. BIOS Setup
utility is exited and POST continues.

Load BIOS Setup Defaults

Loads factory default values for all BIOS Setup data.

Load Custom Defaults

Loads custom defaults saved from previous Custom
Save.

Save Custom Defaults

Saves new BIOS settings and stores them as custom
default values.

Discard Changes

Discards any changes made to BIOS settings and
restores previous settings.

Temporarily Changing the Boot Device Priority


During POST, you can change the boot device priority for the current boot process.
The changes are not saved for the next boot process.

1. Boot the server.

2. At any time during POST, press <Esc>. When POST completes, a popup Boot

menu displays.


3. Use the arrow keys to highlight the device you want the server system to boot

from first. For example, if you want the server system to boot from the CD-ROM
first, you select "CD-ROM Drive."

NOTE:

One of the selections on the popup Boot menu is "Enter Setup.” Selecting
this option brings you into the BIOS Setup. For more information about the
BIOS Setup, see “Using BIOS Setup” on Page 59.


4. Press <Enter>.

5. The boot process continues. When finished, a system prompt displays.

Running the Adaptec SCSISelect Utility


Each host adapter includes an onboard SCSISelect configuration utility that allows
you to configure/view the settings of the host adapter and devices in the server.

The system finds the Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter and displays the
message Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI BIOS V x.xxx where x.xxx is the version number
of the SCSISelect utility. Pressing <Ctrl+A> at this time allows you to configure the
Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI host adapter.

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