Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 - Starting the Setup Utility Program; Introduction of the BIOS Items

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StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Approximatelythreeminutesaftertheserverisconnectedtoaworkingelectricaloutlet,thepower
buttonbecomesactive.TurnontheserverandthePOSTrunsautomatically.Youwillthenseethelogo
screen.ThePOSTisasetoftestsandproceduresthatareperformedeachtimeyouturnonyourserver.
2.PressDelassoonasyouseethelogoscreen.TheSetupUtilityprogramopens.Ifyouhavesetan
administratorpassword,youmusttypetheadministratorpasswordtoaccessthefullSetupUtility
programmenu.Ifyoudonottypethecorrectadministratorpassword,alimitedSetupUtilityprogram
menuisavailable.
Note:YoucanalsopressTABassoonasyouseethelogoscreentoreviewthePOSTprocessand
information.
3.TheSetupUtilityprogrammenulistsvariousitemsaboutthesystemcongurationsettings.Selectthe
settingstovieworchange.
WhenworkingwiththeSetupUtilityprogram,youmustusethekeyboard.Thekeysusedtoperformvarious
tasksaredisplayedatthebottomofeachscreen.
Note:Usethedefaultsettingforanyitemyouarenotfamiliarwith.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliar
itemsoritemsthatarenotmentionedinthismanualtoavoidanyunexpectedproblems.Ifyoucannotturn
ontheserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,refertoJumpersettingsandusethejumperstoclear
CMOSandrecovertothefactorydefaultsettings.
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems
ThefollowingtableslistallthemainmenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.Someitemsmightvary
becauseoftheBIOSupdates.
Notes:
1.Usethedefaultsettingforanyitemyouarenotfamiliarwith.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritems
oritemsthatarenotmentionedinthismanualtoavoidanyunexpectedproblems.Ifyoucannotturnon
theserverbecauseofincorrectBIOSsettings,refertoJumpersettingsandusethejumperstoclear
CMOSandrecovertothefactorydefaultsettings.
2.AfterupdatingtheBIOS,alltheBIOSsettingsbecomethedefaultsettingsoftheupdatedBIOSversion.
YouneedtocheckandreconguretheBIOSsettingsforyourspecicneeds.
Table23.TheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu
ItemDescription
Main
SetthebasicBIOSparameters.
Advanced
SettheadvancedBIOSparameters.
PCIPnPSetthePCIparameters.
Boot
Setthebootparameters.
SecuritySetthesecurityparameters.
ChipsetSetthechipset.
Exit
ExittheSetupUtilityprogram.
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