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36 Configuration Software and Utilities
Starting Setup
You can enter and start Setup under several conditions:
• When you turn on the server, after POST completes the memory test
• When you reboot the server by pressing <Ctrl+Alt+Del> while at the DOS operating system
prompt
• When you have moved the CMOS jumper on the server board to the “Clear CMOS” position
(enabled); for the procedure, see Chapter 5, under the heading “CMOS Jumper”
In the three conditions listed above, after rebooting, you will see this prompt:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
In a fourth condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other prompts but not
the <F2> prompt:
Warning: cmos checksum invalid
Warning: cmos time and date not set
In this condition, the BIOS will load default values for CMOS and attempt to boot.
Setup Menus
To: Press
Get general help <F1> or <Alt+H>
Move between menus
← →
Go to the previous item
↑
Go to the next Item
↓
Change the value of an item + or -
Select an item or display a submenu <Enter>
Leave a submenu or exit Setup <Esc>
Reset to Setup defaults <F9>
Save and exit Setup <F10>
When you see this: What it means
On screen, an option is shown but you
cannot select it or move to that field.
You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen.
Either the option is autoconfigured or autodetected, or you must
use a different Setup screen, or you must use the SSU.
On screen, the phrase Press Enter
appears next to the option.
Press <Enter> to display a submenu that is either a separate full
screen menu or a popup menu with one or more choices.
The rest of this section lists the features that display onscreen after you press <F2> to enter Setup.
Not all of the option choices are described, because (1) a few are not user selectable but are
displayed for your information, and (2) many of the choices are relatively self explanatory.