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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring • The Esc key is the exit key. If you press the Esc key on one of the top-level screens, the Exit menu appears. If you press Esc on a submenu, the previous screen appears. When you are making selections from a popup menu, use the Esc key to close the pop-up without making a selection. Changing the System Date and Time Follow these steps to change the hp server's date and time: 1. To reach the (BIOS) Setup Utility, boot or reboot the system and press F10 when prompted. 2. If necessary, use the left-arrow key to select Main from the menu bar at the top of the screen. Once in the Setup Utility, the menu bar appears at the top of the screen. The menu choices are Main, Advanced, Power, Boot, server, and Exit. The Main menu is the default menu and should be the highlighted selection at the left of the menu bar when the Setup Utility first opens. 3. If necessary, use the up-arrow key to move to the System Time field. The System Time field actually consists of three sub-fields enclosed in brackets [xx:xx:xx]: Hour to the left (24-hour clock), minutes in the middle, and seconds to the right. 4. Type in the value for Hour and press Enter to move to the minute field. 5. Type in the value for Minutes and press Enter to move to the second field. 6. Type in the value for Seconds and press Enter. The cursor moves back to the Hour sub-field. 7. Use the arrow key to move to the System Date field. Enter the dates in the System Date field in the same way you entered the time in the System Time field. The System Date field has three separate sub-fields for month, day, and year enclosed in brackets [xx/xx/xxxx]. 8. Type in the value for Month and press Enter to move to the day field. 9. Then type in the value for Day and press Enter to move to the year field. 10. Type in the value for Year, using all four digits, and press Enter. The cursor moves back to the Month sub-field. 11. Use the right-arrow key to select the Exit menu. 12. Choose Exit & Save Changes from the list of exit options, then press Enter. A dialog box appears and asks you to confirm your decision. 13. Choose Yes and then press Enter. The hp server reboots and the date and time changes have been accepted. Setting Boot Passwords Use the Main menu in the BIOS Setup Utility to set passwords to control access to the hp server. There are three password options: Supervisor Password, User Password, and Power-on Password. The Supervisor Password allows you to access and change all settings in the Setup program; the User Password can only access and modify certain items in the Main menu. You must set the Supervisor password before setting the User password. When the Power-on Password option is enabled, a password (either Supervisor or User password) must be entered each time server is powered on. To set a password: 1. Start the BIOS Setup Utility. To start the (BIOS) Setup Utility, boot or reboot the system and press F10 when prompted. 2. Select Main from the menu bar at the top of the screen. 48

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Chapter 3
Installing and Configuring
•
The Esc key is the exit key. If you press the Esc key on one of the top-level screens, the Exit menu appears.
If you press Esc on a submenu, the previous screen appears. When you are making selections from a pop-
up menu, use the Esc key to close the pop-up without making a selection.
Changing the System Date and Time
Follow these steps to change the hp server’s date and time:
1.
To reach the (BIOS) Setup Utility, boot or reboot the system and press F10 when prompted.
2.
If necessary, use the left-arrow key to select Main from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Once in the Setup Utility, the menu bar appears at the top of the screen. The menu choices are Main,
Advanced, Power, Boot, server, and Exit. The Main menu is the default menu and should be the highlighted
selection at the left of the menu bar when the Setup Utility first opens.
3.
If necessary, use the up-arrow key to move to the System Time field.
The System Time field actually consists of three sub-fields enclosed in brackets [xx:xx:xx]: Hour to the left
(24-hour clock), minutes in the middle, and seconds to the right.
4.
Type in the value for Hour and press Enter to move to the minute field.
5.
Type in the value for Minutes and press Enter to move to the second field.
6.
Type in the value for Seconds and press Enter.
The cursor moves back to the Hour sub-field.
7.
Use the arrow key to move to the System Date field.
Enter the dates in the System Date field in the same way you entered the time in the System Time field. The
System Date field has three separate sub-fields for month, day, and year enclosed in brackets [xx/xx/xxxx].
8.
Type in the value for Month and press Enter to move to the day field.
9.
Then type in the value for Day and press Enter to move to the year field.
10.
Type in the value for Year, using all four digits, and press Enter.
The cursor moves back to the Month sub-field.
11.
Use the right-arrow key to select the Exit menu.
12.
Choose Exit & Save Changes from the list of exit options, then press Enter.
A dialog box appears and asks you to confirm your decision.
13.
Choose Yes and then press Enter.
The hp server reboots and the date and time changes have been accepted.
Setting Boot Passwords
Use the Main menu in the BIOS Setup Utility to set passwords to control access to the hp server. There are three
password options: Supervisor Password, User Password, and Power-on Password. The Supervisor Password
allows you to access and change all settings in the Setup program; the User Password can only access and
modify certain items in the Main menu. You must set the Supervisor password before setting the User password.
When the Power-on Password option is enabled, a password (either Supervisor or User password) must be
entered each time server is powered on.
To set a password:
1.
Start the BIOS Setup Utility.
To start the (BIOS) Setup Utility, boot or reboot the system and press F10 when prompted.
2.
Select Main from the menu bar at the top of the screen.