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28 SKA4 Baseboard Product Guide
Hot Keys
Use the keyboard’s numeric pad to enter numbers and symbols.
Table 6. Hot Keys
To do this: Press these keys
Clear memory and reload the operating
systemthis is a system reset.
<Ctrl+Alt+Del>
Secure your system immediately. <Ctrl+Alt>+hot key (Set your hot key combination
with the SSU or Setup.)
Enter the Adaptec SCSI Utility during BIOS POST. <Ctrl+A>
Enter BIOS Setup during BIOS POST. F2
Abort memory test during BIOS POST. ESC (Press while BIOS is updating memory size on
screen.)
Power-On Self Test (POST)
Each time you turn on the system, the BIOS begins execution of the Power-On Self Test (POST).
POST discovers, configures, and tests the processors, memory, keyboard, and most installed
peripheral devices. The length of time needed to test memory depends on the amount of memory
installed. POST is stored in flash memory.
1. Turn on your video monitor and system. After a few seconds, POST begins to run and a splash
screen is displayed.
2. While the splash screen is displayed, you can either
• press <F2> to enter the BIOS Setup (see "Using BIOS Setup" on page 29)
OR
• press <Esc> to change the boot device priority for this boot only (see "Changing the Boot
Device Priority Temporarily" on page 44).
3. After pressing <F2> or <Esc> during POST, you can press <Ctrl+A> to run the SCSISelect
Utility. For more information, see "Running the SCSISelect Utility" on page 45.
4. If you do not press <F2> or <Esc> and do NOT have a device with an operating system
loaded, the boot process continues and the system beeps once. The following message is
displayed:
Operating System not found
5. At this time, pressing any key causes the system to attempt a reboot. The system searches all
removable devices in the order defined by the boot priority.
6. If you want to boot from a hard drive loaded with an operating system, make sure that the hard
drive is installed and push the Reset button on the front panel.