Lenovo ThinkServer TS130 - Chapter 7. Configuring the Server; Using the Setup Utility Program; Starting the Setup Utility Program; Introduction of the BIOS Items

Chapter7.Conguringtheserver
Thefollowingcongurationprogramscomewiththeserver:
•SetupUtility
TheSetupUtilityprogramispartoftheserverrmware.YoucanusetheSetupUtilityprogramtoview
yourserverconguration,changethestartupdevicesequence,setthedateandtime,andsetpasswords.
Forinformationaboutusingthisprogram,see“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage83
.
•ThinkServerEasyStartup
ForinformationabouttheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram,see“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartup
program”onpage102.
•EasyUpdateFirmwareUpdater
ForinformationabouttheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram,see“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmware
Updaterprogram”onpage101
.
UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TheSetupUtilityprogramisusedtoviewandchangethecongurationsettingsofyourcomputer,regardless
ofwhichoperatingsystemyouareusing.However,theoperatingsystemsettingsmightoverrideanysimilar
settingsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram
TostarttheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.Makesureyourcomputeristurnedoff.
2.RepeatedlypressandreleasetheF1keywhenturningonthecomputer.Whenyouhearmultiple
beepsorseealogoscreen,releasetheF1key.
Note:IfaPower-OnPasswordoranAdministratorPasswordhasbeenset,theSetupUtilityprogram
menuwillnotbedisplayeduntilyoutypethecorrectpassword.Formoreinformation,see“Using
passwords”onpage96
.
WhenthePOSTdetectsthattheharddiskdrivehasbeenremovedfromyourcomputerorthememory
modulesizehasdecreased,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedwhenyoustartthecomputerandyouwillbe
promptedtodooneofthefollowing:
•PressF1toentertheSetupUtilityprogram.AfteryouentertheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10tosave
thesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theerrormessagewillnotbedisplayedagain.
•PressF2tobypasstheerrormessageandlogintotheoperatingsystem.
IntroductionoftheBIOSitems
ThefollowingtableslistallthemainmenusanditemsintheSetupUtilityprogram.
Notes:
•SomeitemsmightvaryduetoBIOSupdates.
•Someitemsaredisplayedonthemenuonlyiftheserversupportsthecorrespondingfeatures.
•Thedefaultsettingsarealreadyoptimizedforyou.Usethedefaultvalueforanyitemyouarenotfamiliar
with.Donotchangethevalueofunfamiliaritemsoritemsthatarenotmentionedinthistopictoavoid
unexpectedproblems.Ifyouconsiderchangingtheserverconguration,proceedwithextremecaution.
Settingthecongurationincorrectlymightcauseunexpectedresults.
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