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Using the setup utility, Menu item, Items you can change, Standard CMOS Setup

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Chapter 3. Using the setup utility Use the setup utility to change only the items in the following table, unless explicitly instructed to change other items. Selecting or changing any other options could cause your server to function incorrectly. To start the setup utility, restart the server and press the Del key as soon as the message Press Del to run setup appears on the first screen during restart. When you select an item from the Setup Utility menu, a window with two panes is displayed. One pane contains the list of options for that item; the other pane contains the possible settings for the highlighted option in the list. Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to scroll through the list. On some options, the list is longer than the pane can display; you must scroll down to see all the items in the list. Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change the settings for the highlighted option. Press the Esc key to return to the Setup Utility main menu. Menu item Standard CMOS Setup Advanced CMOS Setup Peripheral Setup Change User Password Change Supervisor Password Items you can change Date and time BootUp Num-Lock-on or off Password Check-Always, or Setup utility only Serial ports-enable or disable (This option is active only if the supervisor password has been set) Change or disable the user password. Note: The user password is automatically removed when the supervisor password is removed. When the password is set, a password prompt is presented at the occasion specified in the Password Check option in Advanced CMOS Setup. Enter or change the supervisor password. When this option is set, you must log in to the server with the supervisor password if you want to change the supervisor password. Note: Removing the supervisor password automatically removes the user password. When the password is set, a password prompt is presented at the occasion specified in the Password Check option in Advanced CMOS Setup. © Copyright IBM Corp. 1999 23

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Chapter 3.
Using the setup utility
Use the setup utility to change only the items in the following table, unless explicitly
instructed to change other items.
Selecting or changing any other options could
cause your server to function incorrectly.
To start the setup utility, restart the server and press the Del key as soon as the
message
Press Del to run setup
appears on the first screen during restart.
When you select an item from the Setup Utility menu, a window with two panes is
displayed.
One pane contains the list of options for that item; the other pane
contains the possible settings for the highlighted option in the list.
±
Use the up arrow and down arrow keys to scroll through the list.
On some
options, the list is longer than the pane can display; you must scroll down to
see all the items in the list.
±
Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change the settings for the highlighted option.
±
Press the Esc key to return to the Setup Utility main menu.
Menu item
Items you can change
Standard CMOS Setup
Date and time
Advanced CMOS Setup
BootUp Num-Lock—on or off
Password Check—Always, or Setup
utility only
Peripheral Setup
Serial ports—enable or disable
Change User Password
(This option is active only if the
supervisor password has been set)
Change or disable the user password.
Note:
The user password is
automatically removed when the
supervisor password is
removed.
When the password is set, a password
prompt is presented at the occasion
specified in the Password Check option
in Advanced CMOS Setup.
Change Supervisor Password
Enter or change the supervisor
password.
When this option is set, you
must log in to the server with the
supervisor password if you want to
change the supervisor password.
Note:
Removing the supervisor
password automatically
removes the user password.
When the password is set, a password
prompt is presented at the occasion
specified in the Password Check option
in Advanced CMOS Setup.
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