Using The Configuration/Setup Utility Program - Lenovo ThinkServer TS100 Hardware Maintenance Manual

Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program

This section provides instructions for starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
and descriptions of the menu choices that are available.
Starting the Configuration/Setup Utility program
To start the Configuration/Setup Utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server. If the server is already on when you start this procedure,
2. When the message Press F1 for Configuration/Setup, Press F12 for Boot
3. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configuration/Setup Utility main menu. Depending
on the version of the BIOS code, some menu choices might differ slightly from
these descriptions.
Note: When you use the server for the first time, you might want to use the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choice Load Default Settings to reset the
Configuration/Setup Utility menu choices to the factory default settings, in case they
were changed before you received the server. Otherwise, some choices might not
be displayed in the menu.
v System Summary
v System Information
v Devices and I/O Ports
For information about setting up and cabling a Remote Supervisor Adapter II
SlimLine for use in an Advanced System Management (ASM) network, see
"Setting up a Remote Supervisor Adapter II SlimLine" on page 32.
you must shut down the operating system, turn off the server, wait a few
seconds until all in-use LEDs are turned off, and restart the server.
Menu is displayed, press F1. (This prompt is displayed on the screen for only a
few seconds. You must press F1 quickly.) If you have set both a power-on
password and an administrator password, you must type the administrator
password to access the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu. If you do not type
the administrator password, a limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu is
available.
Select this choice to view configuration information, including the amount of
installed memory. When you make configuration changes through other choices
in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, the changes are reflected in the
system summary; you cannot change settings directly in the system summary.
This choice is on the full and limited Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
– Processor Summary
Select this choice to view the processor information, including the type, speed,
and cache size of the microprocessor.
Select this choice to view information about the server. When you make changes
through other choices in the Configuration/Setup Utility program, some of those
changes are reflected in the system information; you cannot change settings
directly in the system information.
This choice is on the full Configuration/Setup Utility menu only.
Select this choice to view or change device assignments and input/output (I/O)
ports. Select this choice to enable or disable the integrated SAS/SATA controller
and Ethernet controller, and standard connectors (such as serial and parallel).
Enable is the default setting for all controllers. If you disable a device, it cannot
Chapter 2. Configuration information and instructions
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