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Chapter 3 Installing and Configuring
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BIOS Setup Utility
The HP Server (BIOS) Setup Utility is used to configure the following server options:
· User Preferences
· Security
· Configuration
· Exit
Accessing the Setup Utility
The (BIOS) Setup Utility menu offers the choices listed above, and the corresponding items are described in
the topics below.
1. Turn on the monitor and the HP Server.
2. Start the Setup Utility by pressing the F2 key, when the following message appears on the boot screen.
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
Menu Bar
The Setup Utility provides a menu bar with several menu selections. The menu bar choices are:
· User Preferences - Use this menu option to set the server time, date, and keyboard functions.
· Security - Use this menu option to set Power-on password protections and hardware security options.
Two choices are available under Security:
o Power-On Password
- Use this option to set the administrator and user passwords, which will require
a password to enter the Setup Utility or complete the boot process.
The Administrator password must be set before setting the User password or Network Server mode.
Once the Administrator password is set, the Administrator can access and change all fields in the
Setup Utility screens.
If the User password is set, the user may change the system time, date, user password, and a limited
number of items in the various screens of the Setup Utility. The user may view all screens in the
Setup Utility, but can't alter all of the settings.
Network Server Mode – When set, the system prompt for a password when booting from a flexible
disk or CD-ROM, but not when booting from a hard drive. The power switch and keyboard are
locked until the password is typed.
o Hardware Security
- Use the options to enable or disable writing to flexible disks connected to the
embedded controller. Also found here are switches for allowing booting from the flexible drive, disk
drive, and CD-ROM.
· Configuration - Use this menu option to configure I/O ports, I/O addressing, interrupts, PCI slot
masters, IRQ interrupt locking, and boot device ordering. These menu selections also provide access to
enable/disable the following items: the embedded USB, the Wake-on-LAN feature, and the processor
serial.
o Integrated I/O Port
- Configure ports for serial and parallel, assign base addresses and interrupts,
pointing devices (mouse), and console redirection for remote control.
o Flexible Disk Drive
- Enable or disable the flexible disk drive controller.
o Memory Cache
- Enable or disable memory hole and enable or disable RAM to free address space.
o IDE Devices
- Set primary master/slave, secondary master/slave relationships on IDE devices, and
set the local bus IDE adapter.
o PCI Slot Devices
- Set a PCI slot as master and PCI IRQ locking. The BIOS warns of conflicts.