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If
the
EFI
is
accidentally
started,
after
the
boot
process
is
complete
type
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
at
the
Shell
>
prompt;
then,
press
F1
when
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears
and
remove
EFI
as
a
startup
option
in
the
Startup
Options
→
Startup
Sequence
screen.
v
Advanced
Setup
Select
this
choice
to
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features.
Important:
The
server
might
malfunction
if
these
options
are
incorrectly
configured.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
carefully.
–
Memory
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
check
memory
status
and
to
adjust
other
memory
settings.
If
a
memory
error
is
detected
during
POST
or
memory
configuration,
the
blade
server
automatically
disables
the
failing
memory
pair
and
continues
operating
with
reduced
memory.
After
the
problem
is
corrected,
you
must
enable
Retesting
of
Disabled
DIMMs.
This
will
cause
the
disabled
memory
connectors
to
be
retested
during
POST
and
enabled
if
they
are
operating
correctly.
To
maintain
optimum
system
operation
in
the
event
of
a
memory
failure,
you
can
enable
the
Hot
Spare
Row
feature.
This
feature
removes
the
failed
memory
from
the
system
configuration
and
activates
a
Hot
Spare
Memory
pair
of
DIMMs
to
replace
the
failed
memory
pair
of
DIMMs.
Before
you
can
enable
the
Hot
Spare
Memory
feature,
at
least
two
pairs
of
DIMMs
must
be
installed
in
the
blade
server
that
adhere
to
the
special
requirements
described
in
“Installing
memory
modules”
on
page
44.
–
CPU
Options
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
hyper-threading
and
adjust
microprocessor
performance
settings.
If
enabled,
hyper-threading
will
only
be
active
if
it
is
supported
by
your
operating
system.
–
PCI
Bus
Control
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
configure
the
master-latency-timer
value
for
the
blade
server.
–
USB
Configuration
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
configure
USB
devices.
All
devices
in
the
BladeCenter
media
tray
and
the
BladeCenter
keyboard
and
mouse
are
viewed
as
USB
devices
by
the
blade
server.
–
FRB
Select
this
choice
to
configure
the
blade
server
Integrated
System
Management
Processor
(ISMP),
including
how
the
ISMP
responds
to
POST
errors,
the
time
limit
for
blade
server
expansion
option
detection,
and
blade
server
microprocessor
detection
and
activation.
v
Error
Logs
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
clear
the
blade
server
error
and
event
logs.
Error
and
event
logs
are
viewed
using
the
BladeCenter
management-module
Web
interface.
See
the
BladeCenter
Management
Module
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
Documentation
CD
or
the
BladeCenter
T
Management
Module
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
BladeCenter
T
Documentation
CD
for
information
and
instructions.
v
Save
Settings
Select
this
choice
to
save
the
changes
you
have
made
in
the
settings
and
exit
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
v
Restore
Settings
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
blade
server
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