Lenovo ThinkServer TS140 - BIOS and Firmware Updates

ConfiguringtheTPMfunction
TheTPMworksasahardwaresecuritysolutiontohelpyoutoencryptdataandprotecttheserver.
ToenabletheTPMfunctionintheSetupUtilityprogram,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage19.
2.OntheSecuritymenu,selectTCGFeatureSetup,andthenpressEnter.
3.SelectTCGSecurityFeatures.Then,settheTPMSupporttoActive.
4.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillrestartinordertoenable
theTPMfunction.
Selectingastartupdevice
Ifyourserverdoesnotstartupfromadesireddevicesuchasthediscorharddiskdriveasexpected,doone
ofthefollowingtoselectthestartupdeviceyouwant.
Note:Notalldiscs,harddiskdrives,orotherremovabledevicesarebootable.
•Toselectatemporarystartupdevice,dothefollowing:
Note:Selectingastartupdeviceusingthefollowingmethoddoesnotpermanentlychangethestartup
sequence.
1.Turnonorrestartyourserver.
2.Whenyouseethelogoscreen,pressF10ifyourserverisconnectedtoanetworkandyouwantto
startuptheserverfromthenetwork.Otherwise,pressF12todisplaythebootmenu.Theboot
deviceselectionwindowopens.
3.Inthebootdeviceselectionwindow,usetheupanddownarrowkeysonthekeyboardtoswitch
betweentheselections.PressEntertoselectthedeviceofyourchoice.Then,theserverwillstart
upfromtheselecteddevice.
•Tovieworpermanentlychangetheconfiguredstartupdevicesequence,dothefollowing:
1.StarttheSetupUtilityprogram.See“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage19.
2.OntheStartupmenu,selectthedevicesforthePrimaryStartupSequence,theAutomaticStartup
Sequence,andtheErrorStartupSequence.Readtheinformationdisplayedontherightsideof
thescreen.
3.PressF10tosavesettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram.Theserverwillfollowthestartupdevice
sequenceyouhaveseteachtimeyouturnontheserver.
ExitingfromtheSetupUtilityprogram
Afteryoufinishviewingorchangingsettings,pressEsctoreturntotheSetupUtilityprogrammainmenu.
YoumighthavetopressEscseveraltimes.Dooneofthefollowing:
•IfyouwanttosavethenewsettingsandexittheSetupUtilityprogram,pressF10orselectExit➙Save
ChangesandExit.Otherwise,yourchangeswillnotbesaved.
•Ifyoudonotwanttosavethenewsettings,selectExit➙DiscardChangesandExit.
•Ifyouwanttoreturntothedefaultsettings,pressF9orselectExit➙LoadOptimalDefaults.
UpdatingorrecoveringtheBIOS
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonhowtoupdatetheBIOSandhowtorecoverfromaPOSTandBIOS
updatefailure.
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