IBM 847671U Hardware Maintenance Manual - Page 43

Setting Adapter ROM security, Cache control, ROM shadowing, PCI control, Plug and Play control

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Note The server is shipped with the Remote Administration feature set to Enabled. To ensure that the POST/BIOS update (flash) procedure works properly, do not change this default value. To perform a POST/BIOS (flash) update, insert the Flash Utility Diskette into the primary diskette drive and run the Flash Utility program. Follow the instructions in the program. Setting Adapter ROM security : Use this setting to lock the keyboard during adapter read-only memory (ROM) initialization; this feature can be used in conjunction with an administrator password to prevent the use of adapter ROM-based utility programs. Advanced setup : Select Advanced Setup to change values for advanced hardware features, such as cache control, ROM shadowing, PCI control, Plug and Play control, and microprocessor control. Attention The system might not operate properly if these options are configured incorrectly. Follow the instructions on the screen carefully. Use the Left Arrow (←) or Right Arrow (→) key to select a menu choice. Cache control : Select this choice to define the microprocessor cache state as enabled or disabled. ROM shadowing : Select this choice to enable or disable ROM shadowing in specified areas. When these areas are enabled, the contents can be cached, using the Cache Control option. These areas are hexadecimal address ranges. One of these areas is reserved for the system BIOS address space. PCI control : Select this choice to control features associated with PCI devices, such as PCI Adapter Reset, PCI Parity, PCI Bus Master, Multimedia Devices, and various types of adapters. Plug and Play control : Select this choice to control features associated with Plug and Play devices, such as Set Device Node, Address Decode, and Plug and Play Operating System. IBM Netfinity 3000 - Type 8476 35

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Note
The server is shipped with the
Remote
Administration
feature set to
Enabled
.
To ensure
that the POST/BIOS update (flash) procedure works
properly, do not change this default value.
To perform a POST/BIOS (flash) update, insert the
Flash
Utility Diskette
into the primary diskette drive and run the
Flash Utility program.
Follow the instructions in the
program.
Setting Adapter ROM security
:
Use this setting to lock the keyboard during adapter
read-only memory (ROM) initialization; this feature can be
used in conjunction with an administrator password to
prevent the use of adapter ROM-based utility programs.
Advanced setup
:
Select
Advanced Setup
to change values for
advanced hardware features, such as cache control, ROM
shadowing, PCI control, Plug and Play control, and
microprocessor control.
Attention
The system might not operate properly if these options
are configured incorrectly.
Follow the instructions on
the screen carefully.
Use the Left Arrow (
←
) or Right Arrow (
→
) key to select a
menu choice.
Cache control
:
Select this choice to define the microprocessor cache
state as enabled or disabled.
ROM shadowing
:
Select this choice to enable or disable ROM
shadowing in specified areas.
When these areas are
enabled, the contents can be cached, using the
Cache
Control
option.
These areas are hexadecimal address
ranges.
One of these areas is reserved for the system
BIOS address space.
PCI control
:
Select this choice to control features associated with
PCI devices, such as
PCI Adapter Reset, PCI Parity, PCI
Bus Master, Multimedia Devices
, and various types of
adapters.
Plug and Play control
:
Select this choice to control features associated with
Plug and Play devices, such as
Set Device Node
,
Address Decode
, and
Plug and Play Operating System
.
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