IBM 84903bu User Manual - Page 54

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f. Start the operating system installation. You will need your copy of the operating-system CD. Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program The Configuration/Setup Utility program is part of the BIOS code. You can use it to: v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings v Change the startup drive sequence v Configure serial-port assignments v Enable USB keyboard and mouse support v Resolve configuration conflicts v Set the date and time v Set passwords and security settings 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 an administrator password has been set, you must type the administrator password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen. See the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD for more detailed information about the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program (hot-swap SAS/SATA models only) Notes: 1. RAID options and HostRAID are not supported on the SCO 6.0 and UnixWare 7.14 operating systems. 2. A configuration conflict (error code 1801) might occur if SATA RAID and SAS/SATA RAID are both enabled. If you are enabling SAS/SATA RAID, make sure that the SATA RAID Enable option in the Configuration/Setup Utility program is disabled (for more information, see "Enabling the Serial ATA HostRAID feature" on page 42). Use the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program to configure SAS devices. The SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program is available on hot-swap SATA or SAS models only. To start the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt > appears, press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to type the password. Note: If the prompt > does not appear, start the Configuration/Setup Utility (see the User's Guide on the IBM xSeries Documentation CD), select Devices and I/O Ports --> Advanced Chipset Control --> Serial ATA, and make sure that the Serial ATA options are set to the following values: 40 xSeries 206m Types 8485 and 8490: Installation Guide

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f.
Start
the
operating
system
installation.
You
will
need
your
copy
of
the
operating-system
CD.
Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
The
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
You
can
use
it
to:
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
v
Change
the
startup
drive
sequence
v
Configure
serial-port
assignments
v
Enable
USB
keyboard
and
mouse
support
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
passwords
and
security
settings
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
an
administrator
password
has
been
set,
you
must
type
the
administrator
password
to
access
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
See
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD
for
more
detailed
information
about
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Using
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
(hot-swap
SAS/SATA
models
only)
Notes:
1.
RAID
options
and
HostRAID
are
not
supported
on
the
SCO
6.0
and
UnixWare
7.14
operating
systems.
2.
A
configuration
conflict
(error
code
1801)
might
occur
if
SATA
RAID
and
SAS/SATA
RAID
are
both
enabled.
If
you
are
enabling
SAS/SATA
RAID,
make
sure
that
the
SATA
RAID
Enable
option
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
is
disabled
(for
more
information,
see
“Enabling
the
Serial
ATA
HostRAID
feature”
on
page
42).
Use
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
to
configure
SAS
devices.
The
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program
is
available
on
hot-swap
SATA
or
SAS
models
only.
To
start
the
SAS/SATA
Configuration
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
Note:
If
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
Adaptec
RAID
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
does
not
appear,
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
(see
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
xSeries
Documentation
CD),
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
-->
Advanced
Chipset
Control
-->
Serial
ATA
,
and
make
sure
that
the
Serial
ATA
options
are
set
to
the
following
values:
40
xSeries
206m
Types
8485
and
8490:
Installation
Guide