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2. In the Download section, click Downloads & drivers. 3. On the "Downloads and drivers" page, in the Brand field, select, Servers. 4. In the Family field, select xSeries 100. 5. Click Continue. 6. In the View by document type field, select OS installation. 7. Select the instructions for your operating system. Using the Boot Menu program The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To use the Boot Menu program to change the startup sequence, complete the following steps: 1. Turn off the server. 2. Restart the server. 3. Press F12. 4. Select the startup device. The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. Enabling the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility program The Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility is part of the BIOS code. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility from the Configuration/Setup Utility program. To enable the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, complete the following steps: 1. Turn on the server. 2. When the prompt Press F1 for Configuration/Setup Utility appears during startup, Press F1. 3. From the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports and press Enter. 4. Select System Board Ethernet PXE/DHCP and use the Right Arrow (→) key to set it to Enabled. 5. Select Save Settings and press Enter. Configuring the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet controller The Ethernet controller is integrated on the system board. It provides an interface for connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provides full duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet port in the server supports auto-negotiation, the controller detects the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically operates at that rate and mode. Chapter 3. Configuring the server 45

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2.
In
the
Download
section,
click
Downloads
&
drivers
.
3.
On
the
“Downloads
and
drivers”
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select,
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
xSeries
100
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
6.
In
the
View
by
document
type
field,
select
OS
installation
.
7.
Select
the
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
Using
the
Boot
Menu
program
The
Boot
Menu
program
is
a
built-in,
menu-driven
configuration
program
that
you
can
use
to
temporarily
redefine
the
first
startup
device
without
changing
settings
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
use
the
Boot
Menu
program
to
change
the
startup
sequence,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
off
the
server.
2.
Restart
the
server.
3.
Press
F12.
4.
Select
the
startup
device.
The
next
time
the
server
is
started,
it
returns
to
the
startup
sequence
that
is
set
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
Enabling
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program
The
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code.
You
can
use
it
to
configure
the
network
as
a
startable
device,
and
you
can
customize
where
the
network
startup
option
appears
in
the
startup
sequence.
Enable
and
disable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
from
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
To
enable
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
Utility
appears
during
startup,
Press
F1.
3.
From
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
main
menu,
select
Devices
and
I/O
Ports
and
press
Enter.
4.
Select
System
Board
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
and
use
the
Right
Arrow
(
→
)
key
to
set
it
to
Enabled
.
5.
Select
Save
Settings
and
press
Enter.
Configuring
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller
The
Ethernet
controller
is
integrated
on
the
system
board.
It
provides
an
interface
for
connecting
to
a
10-Mbps,
100-Mbps,
or
1-Gbps
network
and
provides
full
duplex
(FDX)
capability,
which
enables
simultaneous
transmission
and
reception
of
data
on
the
network.
If
the
Ethernet
port
in
the
server
supports
auto-negotiation,
the
controller
detects
the
data-transfer
rate
(10BASE-T,
100BASE-TX,
or
1000BASE-T)
and
duplex
mode
(full-duplex
or
half-duplex)
of
the
network
and
automatically
operates
at
that
rate
and
mode.
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
45