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This soft copy for use by IBM employees only.
For this redbook, we have used the PC Server 330 for the screen shots and
descriptions. The BIOS in this machine is indicative of the current range of PC
Servers from IBM.
To access the setup program:
1. Turn on the server and watch the screen for the blue IBM logo to appear.
2. When prompted, press the F1 key
3. Follow the instructions on the panel to view or change the configuration as
described below.
4. To exit the setup program, select Exit Setup from the main menu.
When you successfully enter the BIOS setup program, the main menu appears,
shown in Figure 1 for the PC Server 330:
IBM SurePath Setup - (c) Copyright IBM Corporation 1996
┌───────────────────────────────┐
│ Configuration/Setup Utility │
├───────────────────────────────┤
│ • System Summary │
│ • System Information │
│ • Devices and I/O Ports │
│ • Date and Time │
│ • Alarm/Wakeup Settings │
│ • System Security │
│ • Start Options │
│ • Advanced Setup │
││
│ Save Settings │
│ Restore Settings │
│ Load Default Settings │
││
│ Exit Setup │
└───────────────────────────────┘
<F1> Help <><> Move
<Esc> Exit <Enter> Select
Figure 1. BIOS Setup Program - Main Menu (PC Server 330)
Each menu option is described below.
2.1.1.1 System Summary
Selecting this option shows you a read-only summary of your server. Some of
these line items are changeable using other main menu options.
┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
│ System Summary │
├───────────────────────────────────────┤
│ Processor Pentium Pro (sA1) │
│ Processor Speed 200 Mhz │
│ Math Coprocessor Internal │
│ System Memory 640 KB │
│ Extended Memory 31 MB │
│ Cache Size 256 KB │
│ Shadow RAM 384 KB │
│ System ROM E0000h - FFFFFh │
│ PCI Data Parity NMI [Enabled ] │
│ Diskette Drive A: [1.44 MB 3.5″ ] │
│ Diskette Drive B: [Not installed] │
│ Mouse [Installed ] │
└───────────────────────────────────────┘
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