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v Date and Time Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second). This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. v Advanced Setup Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. You can also select this choice to view the system event log information, such as the record, event type, and timestamp. Important: The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly configured. Follow the instructions on the window carefully. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Chipset Configuration Select this choice to view and change the 4GB Memory Hole Adjust and 4GB Memory Hole Size settings. You can only change the 4GB Memory Hole Size value if the 4GB Memory Hole Adjust value is set to Manual. Also select Chipset Configuration to enable or disable other memory configuration values, such as ECC and ECC Sdram. - Boot Features Select this choice to enable and disable the following menu choices: - Boot Summary Screen - Boot Diagnostic Screen - QuickBoot Mode Disabled is the default setting. If any of these choices are enabled, you can restore the server BIOS code default values after three consecutive startup (boot) failures. If any of these choices are disabled, the server BIOS code default values can be loaded only from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. - POST Error Log Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages that the system generated during POST. You can use the arrow keys to move between pages in the error log. Select Clear error logs to clear the POST error log. If an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, the full text of the error messages will be displayed; otherwise, the log will only contain numeric error codes. Run the diagnostic program on your server to get more information on any error codes that might occur. See the Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide on the IBM Eserver Documentation CD for instructions. - Console Redirection Select this choice to view and change the settings for the following menu choices: - Com Port Address - Baud Rate - Console Type - Flow Control - Console connection - Continue C. R. after POST Chapter 2. Configuring the server 13

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v
Date and Time
Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format
(
hour
:
minute
:
second
).
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
v
Advanced Setup
Select this choice to change settings for advanced hardware features. You can
also select this choice to view the system event log information, such as the
record, event type, and timestamp.
Important:
The server might malfunction if these options are incorrectly
configured. Follow the instructions on the window carefully.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
Chipset Configuration
Select this choice to view and change the
4GB Memory Hole Adjust
and
4GB Memory Hole Size
settings. You can only change the
4GB Memory
Hole Size
value if the
4GB Memory Hole Adjust
value is set to
Manual
.
Also select
Chipset Configuration
to enable or disable other memory
configuration values, such as
ECC
and
ECC Sdram
.
Boot Features
Select this choice to enable and disable the following menu choices:
-
Boot Summary Screen
-
Boot Diagnostic Screen
-
QuickBoot Mode
Disabled
is the default setting.
If any of these choices are enabled, you can restore the server BIOS code
default values after three consecutive startup (boot) failures. If any of these
choices are disabled, the server BIOS code default values can be loaded only
from the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu.
POST Error Log
Select this choice to view the three most recent error codes and messages
that the system generated during POST. You can use the arrow keys to move
between pages in the error log. Select
Clear error logs
to clear the POST
error log.
If an optional Remote Supervisor Adapter II is installed, the full text of the
error messages will be displayed; otherwise, the log will only contain numeric
error codes. Run the diagnostic program on your server to get more
information on any error codes that might occur. See the
Hardware
Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide
on the IBM
Eserver
Documentation
CD for instructions.
Console Redirection
Select this choice to view and change the settings for the following menu
choices:
-
Com Port Address
-
Baud Rate
-
Console Type
-
Flow Control
-
Console connection
-
Continue C. R. after POST
Chapter 2. Configuring the server
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