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v ServeRAID Manager ServeRAID™ Manager is available as a stand-alone program and as an IBM Director extension. If a ServeRAID controller is installed in your computer, use ServeRAID Manager to define and configure your disk-array subsystem before you install your operating system. For information about using this program, see "Using ServeRAID Manager" on page 49. v Ethernet controller configuration To configure the integrated Gigabit Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 51. v SCSISelect Utility program (some models) With the SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the devices that are connected to the optional SCSI adapter. Use this program to change default values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk drive. For information about how to start this utility, see "Starting the SCSISelect utility program (some models)" on page 51. Note: See the User's Guide on the IBM IntelliStation Documentation CD for detailed instructions for using the configuration programs. The following sections provide the instructions for starting the utility programs. Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the computer and watch the monitor screen. If the computer is already on when you start this procedure, you must shut down the operating system, turn off the computer, wait a few seconds until all in-use LEDs are turned off, and restart the computer. 2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears on the screen during startup, press F1. (This prompt appears on the screen for only a few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.) If you have set both a user password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent is part of the BIOS code in your computer. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in your startup sequence. You enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Boot Agent from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet boot agent, complete the following steps: 1. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports and press Enter. 2. Select System Board Ethernet PXE/DHCP and use the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Enabled. 3. Select Save Settings and press Enter. Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility (also referred to as IBM ServeRAID-7e) to add RAID levels 0 and 1 functionality to the 46 IntelliStation A Pro Type 6217: Installation Guide

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v
ServeRAID
Manager
ServeRAID
™
Manager
is
available
as
a
stand-alone
program
and
as
an
IBM
Director
extension.
If
a
ServeRAID
controller
is
installed
in
your
computer,
use
ServeRAID
Manager
to
define
and
configure
your
disk-array
subsystem
before
you
install
your
operating
system.
For
information
about
using
this
program,
see
“Using
ServeRAID
Manager”
on
page
49.
v
Ethernet
controller
configuration
To
configure
the
integrated
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller,
see
“Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
51.
v
SCSISelect
Utility
program
(some
models)
With
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program,
you
can
configure
the
devices
that
are
connected
to
the
optional
SCSI
adapter.
Use
this
program
to
change
default
values,
resolve
configuration
conflicts,
and
perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
SCSI
hard
disk
drive.
For
information
about
how
to
start
this
utility,
see
“Starting
the
SCSISelect
utility
program
(some
models)”
on
page
51.
Note:
See
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
IntelliStation
Documentation
CD
for
detailed
instructions
for
using
the
configuration
programs.
The
following
sections
provide
the
instructions
for
starting
the
utility
programs.
Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
computer
and
watch
the
monitor
screen.
If
the
computer
is
already
on
when
you
start
this
procedure,
you
must
shut
down
the
operating
system,
turn
off
the
computer,
wait
a
few
seconds
until
all
in-use
LEDs
are
turned
off,
and
restart
the
computer.
2.
When
the
message
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears
on
the
screen
during
startup,
press
F1.
(This
prompt
appears
on
the
screen
for
only
a
few
seconds.
You
must
press
F1
quickly.)
If
you
have
set
both
a
user
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
Enabling
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
The
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code
in
your
computer.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
network
as
a
startable
device,
and
you
can
customize
where
the
network
startup
option
appears
in
your
startup
sequence.
You
enable
and
disable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Boot
Agent
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
enable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
boot
agent,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
From
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu,
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
and
press
Enter.
2.
Select
System
Board
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
and
use
the
Right
Arrow
(
→
)
key
to
set
it
to
Enabled
.
3.
Select
Save
Settings
and
press
Enter.
Using
the
Adaptec
HostRAID
configuration
programs
Use
the
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
and
SCSISelect
Utility
(also
referred
to
as
IBM
ServeRAID-7e)
to
add
RAID
levels
0
and
1
functionality
to
the
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IntelliStation
A
Pro
Type
6217:
Installation
Guide