HP BL465c Configuring the HP ProLiant Server BIOS fo Low Latency OS Kernel Env - Page 8

Configuring BIOS BIOS configuration methods The appropriate tools to reconfigure the BIOS in an HP ProLiant 200 Series or above G5 or G6 server depend on the server generation and on the processor. Use the following table to determine the appropriate method. Generation G5 G6 AMD™ processors conrep conrep Intel® processors conrep conrep RBSU Using RBSU to reconfigure BIOS To configure BIOS low latency options using RBSU: 1. Press F9 during POST to enter RBSU. 2. Press CTRL-A to open the menu. 3. Select Service Options. 4. Disable either or both of the following options: o Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring o Memory Pre-Failure Notification Using conrep to reconfigure BIOS IMPORTANT: SSSTK v.2.1b or later is required to reconfigure BIOS. The conrep utility provided in earlier versions does not provide the required functionality. To configure BIOS low latency options using the conrep utility in SSSTK: 1. To disable Processor Power and Utilization Monitoring, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 0x10 2. To disable Memory Pre-Failure Notification, verify that the conrep.dat file contains the following markup: 1 3. Enter the following commands: cd SSSTK/utilities ./conrep -l -fconrep.dat reboot Configuring BIOS 8