MAXDATA PLATINUM - Hot Keys; Configuration Utilities

MAXDATA PLATINUM Server Board User’s Manual
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Table 5. Configuration Utilities
Utility Description and brief procedure Page
FRU/SDR Load Utility Use to update the Field Replacement Unit (FRU) and 75, 79
Sensor Data Record (SDR) flash components.
NOTE: You must run the FRU/SDR Load utility
whenever the BMC is updated or if you change your
processors.
BIOS Update Utility Use to update the BIOS or recover from a corrupted 75, 77
BIOS update.
Firmware Update Utility Use to update BMC flash ROM or other firmware. 75, 79
Hot Keys
Use the numeric pad of the keyboard to enter numbers and symbols.
Table 6. Hot Keys
To Do This: Press These Keys
Secure your system immediately. <Ctrl+Alt>+hot key (Set your hot key combination
with the SSU or BIOS Setup.)
Enter the Adaptec SCSI Utility during POST. <Ctrl+A> (SCSI model only)
Enter the Promise Technology IDE RAID Utility. <Ctrl+F> (ATA model only)
Enter BIOS Setup during POST. <F2>
Abort memory test during POST. <ESC> (Press while BIOS is updating memory size
on screen.)
Display a menu for selecting the boot device. <ESC> (Press anytime after memory check.)
To remove the splash screen. <ESC>
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BIOS Setup Use for system configuration of onboard resources
setting boot device priority, or setting system security
options. You can move the CMOS jumper on the system
board from the default setting (Protect CMOS memory)
to the Clear setting; this will allow most system
configurations to boot.
Changing Boot Device Use this option to change the boot device priority
Priority temporarily or permanently.
Adaptec SCSISelect
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Utility Use to configure or view the settings of the SCSI
host adapters and onboard SCSI devices in the system.
Direct Platform Control Use to access and monitor the server remotely.
(DPC) Console
System Setup Utility (SSU)
and Client
System Setup Utility (CSSU)
Use for viewing and configuring server management
options, viewing the system event log (SEL), setting
boot device priority, or setting system security options.
The SSU can run either from the configuration software
CD or from a set of bootable diskettes. You can create
the diskettes from the CD.
The CSSU is run from the service partition via the DPC
console. It provides the same functionality as the SSU,
but from a remote console. Information entered via the
SSU/CSSU overrides information entered via BIOS Setup.