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Select this choice to enable or disable the parallel port and to adjust the parallel port resources and features. - Remote Console Redirection Select this choice to enable and configure serial remote video and keyboard redirection. - System MAC Address Select this choice to view the MAC address for network devices that are installed in the server. Note: This choice appears only if at least one Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) option, read only memory (ROM) starts during POST. - Advanced Chipset Control Select this choice to modify settings that control features of the core chip set on the system board. Attention: Do not make changes in the Advanced Chipset Control option unless directed to do so by an IBM authorized service representative. - Video Select this choice to view the video information. - IDE Primary/Master Select this choice to view and change the setting for installed IDE/SATA devices. - IDE Secondary/Master Select this choice to view and change the setting for installed IDE/SATA devices. v Date and Time Select this choice to set the date and time in the server, in 24-hour format (hour:minute:second). v System Security Select this choice to set passwords. For more information about passwords, see "Passwords" on page 41. You can also enable the chassis-intrusion detector to alert you each time the server cover is removed. - Power-on Password Select this choice to set, change, or delete a power-on password. If a power-on password is set, you will be prompted to enter the password everytime you start the server before you can use it. See "Power-on password" on page 41 for more information. - Administrator Password Select this choice to set, change, or delete 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 42 for more information. 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. 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. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 39

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Select
this
choice
to
enable
or
disable
the
parallel
port
and
to
adjust
the
parallel
port
resources
and
features.
–
Remote
Console
Redirection
Select
this
choice
to
enable
and
configure
serial
remote
video
and
keyboard
redirection.
–
System
MAC
Address
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
MAC
address
for
network
devices
that
are
installed
in
the
server.
Note:
This
choice
appears
only
if
at
least
one
Preboot
eXecution
Environment
(PXE)
option,
read
only
memory
(ROM)
starts
during
POST.
–
Advanced
Chipset
Control
Select
this
choice
to
modify
settings
that
control
features
of
the
core
chip
set
on
the
system
board.
Attention:
Do
not
make
changes
in
the
Advanced
Chipset
Control
option
unless
directed
to
do
so
by
an
IBM
authorized
service
representative.
–
Video
Select
this
choice
to
view
the
video
information.
–
IDE
Primary/Master
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
change
the
setting
for
installed
IDE/SATA
devices.
–
IDE
Secondary/Master
Select
this
choice
to
view
and
change
the
setting
for
installed
IDE/SATA
devices.
v
Date
and
Time
Select
this
choice
to
set
the
date
and
time
in
the
server,
in
24-hour
format
(
hour
:
minute
:
second
).
v
System
Security
Select
this
choice
to
set
passwords.
For
more
information
about
passwords,
see
“Passwords”
on
page
41.
You
can
also
enable
the
chassis-intrusion
detector
to
alert
you
each
time
the
server
cover
is
removed.
–
Power-on
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set,
change,
or
delete
a
power-on
password.
If
a
power-on
password
is
set,
you
will
be
prompted
to
enter
the
password
everytime
you
start
the
server
before
you
can
use
it.
See
“Power-on
password”
on
page
41
for
more
information.
–
Administrator
Password
Select
this
choice
to
set,
change,
or
delete
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
42
for
more
information.
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.
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.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
39