IBM 8837 User Guide - Page 28

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Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to: v View configuration information v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports v Set the date and time v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features v View, set, and change settings for power-management features v View and clear error logs v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings v Enable USB keyboard and mouse support v Resolve configuration conflicts Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program Complete the following steps to start the Configuration/Setup Utility program: 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 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 in the server, some menu choices might differ slightly from these descriptions. v System Summary Select this choice to view configuration information, including the type, speed, and cache sizes of the microprocessors and the amount of installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other options in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary. This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu. v System Information Select this choice to view information about your 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. When you select the system information option, you are presented one choice, product data. Select product data to view the machine type and model of your server, the serial number, and the revision level or issue date of the BIOS and diagnostics code stored in electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM). v Devices and I/O Ports Select this choice to view or change assignments for devices and input/output (I/O) ports. Select this choice to enable or disable integrated SCSI and Ethernet controllers and all standard ports (such as serial). Enable is the default setting for all 16 IBM xSeries 336 Type 8837: User's Guide

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Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
Use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to:
v
View
configuration
information
v
View
and
change
assignments
for
devices
and
I/O
ports
v
Set
the
date
and
time
v
Set
the
startup
characteristics
of
the
server
and
the
order
of
startup
devices
v
Set
and
change
settings
for
advanced
hardware
features
v
View,
set,
and
change
settings
for
power-management
features
v
View
and
clear
error
logs
v
Change
interrupt
request
(IRQ)
settings
v
Enable
USB
keyboard
and
mouse
support
v
Resolve
configuration
conflicts
Starting
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
Complete
the
following
steps
to
start
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program:
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
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
in
the
server,
some
menu
choices
might
differ
slightly
from
these
descriptions.
v
System
Summary
Select
this
choice
to
view
configuration
information,
including
the
type,
speed,
and
cache
sizes
of
the
microprocessors
and
the
amount
of
installed
memory.
When
you
make
configuration
changes
through
other
options
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program,
the
changes
are
reflected
in
the
system
summary;
you
cannot
change
settings
directly
in
the
system
summary.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
and
limited
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
v
System
Information
Select
this
choice
to
view
information
about
your
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.
When
you
select
the
system
information
option,
you
are
presented
one
choice,
product
data.
Select
product
data
to
view
the
machine
type
and
model
of
your
server,
the
serial
number,
and
the
revision
level
or
issue
date
of
the
BIOS
and
diagnostics
code
stored
in
electrically
erasable
programmable
ROM
(EEPROM).
v
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
assignments
for
devices
and
input/output
(I/O)
ports.
Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
integrated
SCSI
and
Ethernet
controllers
and
all
standard
ports
(such
as
serial).
Enable
is
the
default
setting
for
all
16
IBM
xSeries
336
Type
8837:
User’s
Guide