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Upgrading the BIOS

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Press Enter Esc F9 F10 Description without displaying the full list. On 106-key Japanese keyboards, the plus key has a different scan code than the plus key on the other keyboard, but it has the same effect. Execute Command-The Enter key is used to activate submenus when the selected feature is a submenu, or to display a pick list if a selected feature has a value field, or to select a subfield for multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is displayed, the Enter key will undo the pick list, and allow another selection in the parent menu. Exit-The Esc key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. This key will undo the pressing of the Enter key. When the Esc key is pressed while editing any field or selecting features of a menu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the Esc key is pressed in any submenu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the Esc key is pressed in any major menu, the exit confirmation window is displayed and the user is asked whether changes can be discarded. Setup Defaults-Pressing F9 causes the following to appear: Load Setup Defaults? [Yes] [No] If Yes is selected and the Enter key is pressed, all setup fields are set to their default values. If No is selected and the Enter key is pressed, or if the Esc key is pressed, the user is returned to where they were before F9 was pressed without affecting any existing field values. Save and Exit-Pressing F10 causes the following message to appear: Save Configuration changes and exit now? [Yes] [No] If Yes is selected and the Enter key is pressed, all changes are saved and setup is exited. If No is selected and the Enter key is pressed, or the Esc key is pressed, the user is returned to where they were before F10 was pressed without affecting any existing values. Table 4-7. On-Screen Options When You See This: On screen, an option is shown but you cannot select it or move to that field. On screen, the phrase Press Enter appears next to the option. What it Means: You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen. Either the option is auto-configured or auto-detected, or you must use a different BIOS Setup screen. Press Enter to display a sub-menu that is either a separate full screen menu or a popup menu with one or more choices. Upgrading the BIOS Begin by checking the status of the server BIOS. You can determine the version of installed b\BIOS as follows: 1. Reset the server and select F2 from the BIOS boot screen. 2. Place the cursor over the Server button, then select System Management and Enter. 3. Locate the BIOS version number in the resulting display. (Only the last 3 digits are significant. The original version BIOS for this server is P11.) Chapter 5 43

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Press
Description
without displaying the full list. On 106-key Japanese keyboards, the plus key has a different
scan code than the plus key on the other keyboard, but it has the same effect.
Enter
Execute Command—The
Enter
key is used to activate submenus when the selected feature is
a submenu, or to display a pick list if a selected feature has a value field, or to select a sub-
field for multi-valued features like time and date. If a pick list is displayed, the
Enter
key will
undo the pick list, and allow another selection in the parent menu.
Esc
Exit—The
Esc
key provides a mechanism for backing out of any field. This key will undo the
pressing of the
Enter
key. When the
Esc
key is pressed while editing any field or selecting
features of a menu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the
Esc
key is pressed in any
submenu, the parent menu is re-entered. When the
Esc
key is pressed in any major menu, the
exit confirmation window is displayed and the user is asked whether changes can be
discarded.
F9
Setup Defaults—Pressing
F9
causes the following to appear:
Load Setup Defaults?
[Yes
] [No]
If Yes is selected and the
Enter
key is pressed, all setup fields are set to their default values.
If No is selected and the
Enter
key is pressed, or if the
Esc
key is pressed, the user is
returned to where they were before
F9
was pressed without affecting any existing field values.
F10
Save and Exit—Pressing
F10
causes the following message to appear:
Save Configuration changes and exit now?
[Yes
] [No]
If Yes is selected and the
Enter
key is pressed, all changes are saved and setup is exited. If No
is selected and the
Enter
key is pressed, or the
Esc
key is pressed, the user is returned to
where they were before
F10
was pressed without affecting any existing values.
Table 4-7.
On-Screen Options
When You See This:
What it Means:
On screen, an option is shown but
you cannot select it or move to that
field.
You cannot change or configure the option in that menu screen.
Either the option is auto-configured or auto-detected, or you must
use a different BIOS Setup screen.
On screen, the phrase Press Enter
appears next to the option.
Press
Enter
to display a sub-menu that is either a separate full
screen menu or a popup menu with one or more choices.
Upgrading the BIOS
Begin by checking the status of the server BIOS. You can determine the version of installed b\BIOS as
follows:
1.
Reset the server and select
F2
from the BIOS boot screen.
2.
Place the cursor over the
Server
button, then select
System Management
and
Enter
.
3.
Locate the BIOS version number in the resulting display. (Only the last 3 digits are significant. The
original version BIOS for this server is P11.)