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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to perform the following tasks: v View configuration information v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports v Set the date and time v Set and change passwords v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices (startup-drive sequence) v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features v View and clear the error and event logs v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings v Enable USB legacy keyboard and mouse support v Resolve configuration conflicts Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup appears, press F1. If you have set both a power-on password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available. 3. Select the settings to view or change. Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. v USB Device Summary Select this choice to view information about the USB devices. v Processor Summary Select this choice to view information about the microprocessors. v System Information Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings directly in the system information. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Product Data Select this choice to view the machine type and model of the server, the serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS, diagnostics, and EMC code that are stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). - System Card Data Select this choice to view vital product data (VPD) for some server components. v Devices and I/O Ports 66 System x3655 Type 7985: User's Guide

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Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
Use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
View
configuration
information
v
View
and
change
assignments
for
devices
and
I/O
ports
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
and
change
passwords
v
Set
the
startup
characteristics
of
the
server
and
the
order
of
startup
devices
(startup-drive
sequence)
v
Set
and
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features
v
View
and
clear
the
error
and
event
logs
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
v
Enable
USB
legacy
keyboard
and
mouse
support
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
To
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
appears,
press
F1.
If
you
have
set
both
a
power-on
password
and
an
administrator
password,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
you
do
not
type
the
administrator
password,
a
limited
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
is
available.
3.
Select
the
settings
to
view
or
change.
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu.
Depending
on
the
version
of
the
BIOS
code,
some
menu
choices
might
differ
slightly
from
these
descriptions.
v
USB
Device
Summary
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
USB
devices.
v
Processor
Summary
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
microprocessors.
v
System
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
the
server.
When
you
make
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
some
of
those
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
information;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
information.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
–
Product
Data
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
machine
type
and
model
of
the
server,
the
serial
number,
and
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS,
diagnostics,
and
EMC
code
that
are
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM).
–
System
Card
Data
Select
this
choice
to
view
vital
product
data
(VPD)
for
some
server
components.
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
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System
x3655
Type
7985:
User’s
Guide