Starting the configuration/setup utility program, Configuration/setup utility menu choices, Starting – Lenovo 6434 User Manual

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Starting

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

To

start

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program,

complete

the

following

steps:

1.

Turn

on

the

server.

If

the

server

is

already

on

when

you

start

this

procedure,

you

must

shut

down

the

operating

system,

turn

off

the

server,

wait

a

few

seconds

until

all

in-use

LEDs

are

turned

off,

and

restart

the

server.

2.

When

the

message

Press

F1

for

Configuration/Setup,

Press

F12

for

Boot

Menu

is

displayed,

press

F1.

(This

prompt

is

displayed

on

the

screen

for

only

a

few

seconds.

You

must

press

F1

quickly.)

If

you

have

set

both

a

power-on

password

and

an

administrator

password,

you

must

type

the

administrator

password

to

access

the

full

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu.

If

you

do

not

type

the

administrator

password,

a

limited

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

is

available.

3.

Follow

the

instructions

on

the

screen.

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

choices

The

following

choices

are

on

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

main

menu.

Depending

on

the

version

of

the

BIOS

code,

some

menu

choices

might

differ

slightly

from

these

descriptions.

Note:

When

you

use

the

server

for

the

first

time,

you

might

want

to

use

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

choice

Load

Default

Settings

to

reset

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

choices

to

the

factory

default

settings,

in

case

they

were

changed

before

you

received

the

server.

Otherwise,

some

choices

might

not

be

displayed

in

the

menu.

v

System

Summary

Select

this

choice

to

view

configuration

information,

including

the

amount

of

installed

memory.

When

you

make

configuration

changes

through

other

choices

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program,

the

changes

are

reflected

in

the

system

summary;

you

cannot

change

settings

directly

in

the

system

summary.

This

choice

is

on

the

full

and

limited

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu.

Processor

Summary

Select

this

choice

to

view

the

processor

information,

including

the

type,

speed,

and

cache

size

of

the

microprocessor.

v

System

Information

Select

this

choice

to

view

information

about

the

server.

When

you

make

changes

through

other

choices

in

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program,

some

of

those

changes

are

reflected

in

the

system

information;

you

cannot

change

settings

directly

in

the

system

information.

This

choice

is

on

the

full

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

only.

v

Devices

and

I/O

Ports

Select

this

choice

to

view

or

change

device

assignments

and

input/output

(I/O)

ports.

Select

this

choice

to

enable

or

disable

the

integrated

SAS/SATA

controller

and

Ethernet

controller,

and

standard

connectors

(such

as

serial

and

parallel).

Enable

is

the

default

setting

for

all

controllers.

If

you

disable

a

device,

it

cannot

be

configured,

and

the

operating

system

will

not

be

able

to

detect

it

(this

is

equivalent

to

disconnecting

the

device).

If

you

disable

the

SAS/SATA

controller

and

no

SAS/SATA

adapter

is

installed,

the

server

will

have

no

SAS/SATA

capability.

If

you

disable

the

integrated

Ethernet

controller

and

no

Ethernet

adapter

is

installed,

the

server

will

have

no

Ethernet

capability.

This

choice

is

on

the

full

Configuration/Setup

Utility

menu

only.

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