•Setthedateandtime
•Setandchangepasswords
•Setthestartupcharacteristicsoftheserverandtheorderofstartupdevices
•Setandchangesettingsforadvancedhardwarefeatures
•View,set,andchangesettingsforpower-managementfeatures
•Viewandclearerrorlogs
•Changeinterruptrequest(IRQ)settings
•Resolveconfigurationconflicts
StartingtheSetupUtility
UsethisinformationtostartuptheSetupUtility.
TostarttheSetupUtility,completethefollowingsteps:
Step1.Turnontheserver.
Note:Approximately5to10secondsaftertheserverisconnectedtopower,thepower-control
buttonbecomesactive.
Step2.Whentheprompt<F1>Setupisdisplayed,pressF1.Ifyouhavesetanadministratorpassword,
youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtilitymenu.Ifyoudonottype
theadministratorpassword,alimitedSetupUtilitymenuisavailable.
Step3.Selectsettingstovieworchange.
SetupUtilitymenuchoices
UsetheSetupUtilitymainmenutoviewandconfigureserverconfigurationdataandsettings.
ThefollowingchoicesareontheSetupUtilitymainmenufortheUEFI.Dependingontheversionofthe
firmware,somemenuchoicesmightdifferslightlyfromthesedescriptions.
•SystemInformation
Selectthischoicetoviewinformationabouttheserver.Whenyoumakechangesthroughotherchoices
intheSetupUtility,someofthosechangesarereflectedinthesysteminformation;youcannotchange
settingsdirectlyinthesysteminformation.ThischoiceisonthefullSetupUtilitymenuonly.
–SystemSummary
Selectthischoicetoviewconfigurationinformation,includingtheID,speed,andcachesizeofthe
microprocessors,machinetypeandmodeloftheserver,theserialnumber,thesystemUUID,andthe
amountofinstalledmemory.WhenyoumakeconfigurationchangesthroughotheroptionsintheSetup
Utility,thechangesarereflectedinthesystemsummary;youcannotchangesettingsdirectlyin
thesystemsummary.
–ProductData
Selectthischoicetoviewthesystem-boardidentifier,therevisionlevelorissuedateofthefirmware,
theintegratedmanagementmoduleanddiagnosticscode,andtheversionanddate.
ThischoiceisonthefullSetupUtilitymenuonly.
•SystemSettings
Selectthischoicetovieworchangetheservercomponentsettings.
–AdaptersandUEFIDrivers
SelectthischoicetoviewinformationabouttheUEFI1.10andUEFI2.0compliantadaptersand
driversinstalledintheserver.
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