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controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot be configured, and the operating system will not be able to detect it (this is equivalent to disconnecting the device). If you disable the integrated SCSI controller and no SCSI adapter is installed, the server will have no SCSI capability. If you disable the integrated Ethernet controller and no Ethernet adapter is installed, the server will have no Ethernet capability. If you disable the integrated USB controller, the server will have no USB capability; to maintain USB capability, make sure that Enabled is selected for the USB Host Controller and USB BIOS Legacy Support options. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. 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 System Security Select this choice to set passwords. See "Passwords" on page 19 for more information about passwords. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time the server cover is removed. This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only. - Power-on Password Select this choice to set or change a power-on password. See "Power-on password" on page 19 for more information. - Administrator Password Attention: If you set an administrator password and then forget it, there is no way to change, override, or remove it. You must replace the system board. Select this choice to set or change an administrator password. An administrator password is intended to be used by a system administrator; it limits access to the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If an administrator password is set, the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu is available only if you type the administrator password at the password prompt. See "Administrator password" on page 20 for more information. Note: The Administrator Password choice is on the Configuration/Setup Utility menu only if you installed the IBM Remote Supervisor Adapter II Slimline option. v Start Options Select this choice to view or change the start options. Changes in the start options take effect when you restart the server. The startup sequence specifies the order in which the server checks devices to find a boot record. The server starts from the first boot record that it finds. If your server has the Wake on LAN hardware and software and the operating system supports the Wake on LAN functions, you can specify a startup sequence for the Wake on LAN functions. You can also specify whether the integrated SCSI controller or a PCI SCSI adapter has boot precedence. You can set keyboard operating characteristics, such as the keyboard speed, and you can specify whether the server starts with the keyboard number lock on or off. You can enable the server to run without a diskette drive, monitor, or keyboard. If you enable the boot fail count, the BIOS default settings will be restored after three consecutive failures to find a boot record. You can enable a virus-detection test that checks for changes in the boot record when the server starts. Chapter 2. Configuring the server 17

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controllers.
If
you
disable
a
device,
it
cannot
be
configured,
and
the
operating
system
will
not
be
able
to
detect
it
(this
is
equivalent
to
disconnecting
the
device).
If
you
disable
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
and
no
SCSI
adapter
is
installed,
the
server
will
have
no
SCSI
capability.
If
you
disable
the
integrated
Ethernet
controller
and
no
Ethernet
adapter
is
installed,
the
server
will
have
no
Ethernet
capability.
If
you
disable
the
integrated
USB
controller,
the
server
will
have
no
USB
capability;
to
maintain
USB
capability,
make
sure
that
Enabled
is
selected
for
the
USB
Host
Controller
and
USB
BIOS
Legacy
Support
options.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
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
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
passwords.
See
“Passwords”
on
page
19
for
more
information
about
passwords.
You
can
also
enable
the
chassis-intrusion
detector
to
alert
you
each
time
the
server
cover
is
removed.
This
choice
is
on
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only.
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
a
power-on
password.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
19
for
more
information.
Administrator
Password
Attention:
If
you
set
an
administrator
password
and
then
forget
it,
there
is
no
way
to
change,
override,
or
remove
it.
You
must
replace
the
system
board.
Select
this
choice
to
set
or
change
an
administrator
password.
An
administrator
password
is
intended
to
be
used
by
a
system
administrator;
it
limits
access
to
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu.
If
an
administrator
password
is
set,
the
full
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
is
available
only
if
you
type
the
administrator
password
at
the
password
prompt.
See
“Administrator
password”
on
page
20
for
more
information.
Note:
The
Administrator
Password
choice
is
on
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
menu
only
if
you
installed
the
IBM
Remote
Supervisor
Adapter
II
Slimline
option.
v
Start
Options
Select
this
choice
to
view
or
change
the
start
options.
Changes
in
the
start
options
take
effect
when
you
restart
the
server.
The
startup
sequence
specifies
the
order
in
which
the
server
checks
devices
to
find
a
boot
record.
The
server
starts
from
the
first
boot
record
that
it
finds.
If
your
server
has
the
Wake
on
LAN
hardware
and
software
and
the
operating
system
supports
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions,
you
can
specify
a
startup
sequence
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
functions.
You
can
also
specify
whether
the
integrated
SCSI
controller
or
a
PCI
SCSI
adapter
has
boot
precedence.
You
can
set
keyboard
operating
characteristics,
such
as
the
keyboard
speed,
and
you
can
specify
whether
the
server
starts
with
the
keyboard
number
lock
on
or
off.
You
can
enable
the
server
to
run
without
a
diskette
drive,
monitor,
or
keyboard.
If
you
enable
the
boot
fail
count,
the
BIOS
default
settings
will
be
restored
after
three
consecutive
failures
to
find
a
boot
record.
You
can
enable
a
virus-detection
test
that
checks
for
changes
in
the
boot
record
when
the
server
starts.
Chapter
2.
Configuring
the
server
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