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Recovery, Program, Preload, Diagnostics

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v When you connect the computer to power for the first time, the Wake on LAN feature can turn on the computer. If the computer was previously turned on, it must be turned off for the Wake on LAN feature to turn on the computer. What you see and hear when you start the computer depends on the features that are installed and the settings in the Configuration/Setup Utility program. If the power-on self-test (POST) detects a problem, there might be a series of beeps or no beep, and a numeric error message might be displayed on the screen. Write down any beep series and error code numbers with descriptions, and then see the Problem Determination and Service Guide for an explanation of the error codes. On a computer running a Windows XP operating system, the following messages might be displayed briefly during startup: v Press F1 for Configuration/Setup Utility, Press F12 for Boot Menu v > (some models) v To start the Product Recovery program, Press F11 On a computer running a Windows Vista operating system, the following messages might be displayed briefly during startup: v Press F1 for Configuration/Setup Utility, Press F12 for Boot Menu v > (some models) To start the Product Recovery program in Windows Vista, watch the screen and when the operating system menu is displayed, quickly select IBM Recovery Program. On a computer running a Red Hat Linux operating system, the following messages might be displayed briefly during startup: v Press F1 for Configuration/Setup Utility, Press F12 for Boot Menu v > (some models) To start the Product Recovery Program in Red Hat Linux, watch the screen until the operating system selection menu is displayed and select IBM Preload Recovery & Diagnostics. To use these features, press the applicable function key or keys quickly. The messages are displayed for only a short time. For more information about these messages, see "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 21. Use the Configuration/Setup Utility program to configure passwords, PCI adapters, and other options. The operating system and application programs start from the hard disk. If the computer is attached to a network, the computer will begin attaching to any LANs and remote applications to which you have access. A network administrator can also start the computer remotely to download programs or gather information about computer performance. For more information, see "Wake on LAN" on page 18. Chapter 2. Operating the computer 11

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v
When
you
connect
the
computer
to
power
for
the
first
time,
the
Wake
on
LAN
feature
can
turn
on
the
computer.
If
the
computer
was
previously
turned
on,
it
must
be
turned
off
for
the
Wake
on
LAN
feature
to
turn
on
the
computer.
What
you
see
and
hear
when
you
start
the
computer
depends
on
the
features
that
are
installed
and
the
settings
in
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program.
If
the
power-on
self-test
(POST)
detects
a
problem,
there
might
be
a
series
of
beeps
or
no
beep,
and
a
numeric
error
message
might
be
displayed
on
the
screen.
Write
down
any
beep
series
and
error
code
numbers
with
descriptions,
and
then
see
the
Problem
Determination
and
Service
Guide
for
an
explanation
of
the
error
codes.
On
a
computer
running
a
Windows
XP
operating
system,
the
following
messages
might
be
displayed
briefly
during
startup:
v
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
Utility,
Press
F12
for
Boot
Menu
v
<<<
Press
<CTRL><C>
to
start
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
>>>
(some
models)
v
To
start
the
Product
Recovery
program,
Press
F11
On
a
computer
running
a
Windows
Vista
operating
system,
the
following
messages
might
be
displayed
briefly
during
startup:
v
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
Utility,
Press
F12
for
Boot
Menu
v
<<<
Press
<CTRL><C>
to
start
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
>>>
(some
models)
To
start
the
Product
Recovery
program
in
Windows
Vista,
watch
the
screen
and
when
the
operating
system
menu
is
displayed,
quickly
select
IBM
Recovery
Program
.
On
a
computer
running
a
Red
Hat
Linux
operating
system,
the
following
messages
might
be
displayed
briefly
during
startup:
v
Press
F1
for
Configuration/Setup
Utility,
Press
F12
for
Boot
Menu
v
<<<
Press
<CTRL><C>
to
start
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
>>>
(some
models)
To
start
the
Product
Recovery
Program
in
Red
Hat
Linux,
watch
the
screen
until
the
operating
system
selection
menu
is
displayed
and
select
IBM
Preload
Recovery
&
Diagnostics
.
To
use
these
features,
press
the
applicable
function
key
or
keys
quickly.
The
messages
are
displayed
for
only
a
short
time.
For
more
information
about
these
messages,
see
“Using
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program”
on
page
21.
Use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
configure
passwords,
PCI
adapters,
and
other
options.
The
operating
system
and
application
programs
start
from
the
hard
disk.
If
the
computer
is
attached
to
a
network,
the
computer
will
begin
attaching
to
any
LANs
and
remote
applications
to
which
you
have
access.
A
network
administrator
can
also
start
the
computer
remotely
to
download
programs
or
gather
information
about
computer
performance.
For
more
information,
see
“Wake
on
LAN”
on
page
18.
Chapter
2.
Operating
the
computer
11