User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- NovaScale 4020 User's Guide
- Preface
- Contents
- 1 System Description
- 2 Board Set Description
- 3 Configuration Software and Utilities
- Utilities / Drivers on Resource CD
- Power-on Sequence and Power-on Self-Test (POST)
- Extensible Firmware Interface Boot Manager
- The Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) Shell
- BIOS Setup
- LSI Logic* SCSI Utility
- System Maintenance Utility
- EFI Platform Diagnostic Tests
- EFI Service Partition
- Console Redirection
- Terminal Mode
- Shutting Down the Server
- Servicing the System (basic knowledge)
- A Warning and Cautions
- B Working Inside the System
- C Hot-swapping System Components
- D Servicing the Electronics Bay
- Safety Warnings
38 NovaScale 4020 User’s Guide
Setup Screens
Main
Table 7 describes the menu items available on the Main screen. Default values appear in
brackets. Table 8 provides the settings for the processor. This submenu is available from the
Processor Settings option on the Main menu.
Table 7. BIOS Setup Main Screen Menu Items
Menu Item Default Value Description
System Time HH:MM:SS Set the System Time in hour:minute:second format.
System Date MM/DD/YYYY Set the System Date in month/day/year format.
Processor
Configuration
Press <Enter> to
present selection
submenu
Selects the sub-menu. See Table 8.
Language [English (US)]
Spanish
Italian
French
German
Selects the language that the BIOS displays.
BIOS Version [bios_version_number] The currently loaded version of BIOS. You cannot
change this value. It appears for informational purposes
only.
PAL Version [PAL_version_number]
The currently loaded version of PAL. You cannot change
this value. It appears for informational purposes only.
SAL Version [SAL_version_number] The currently loaded version of SAL. You cannot change
this value. It appears for informational purposes only.
FPSWA Version [FPSWA_version_num]
The currently loaded version of FPSWA. You cannot
change this value. It appears for informational purposes
only.
Table 8. Processor Settings Submenu Items
Menu Item Default Value Description
Processor Retest [No]
Yes
If yes, BIOS clears historical processor status
and retests all processors on the next boot.
Processor POST speed setting Information Only
Displays measured processor speed. Shows
common operating processor speed.
Processor 1 CPUID N/A Reports CPUID for Processor 1.
Processor 1 L1 Cache Size N/A Reports L1 Cache Size for Processor 1.
Processor 1 L2 Cache Size N/A Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 1.
Processor 1 L3 Cache Size N/A Reports L3 Cache Size for Processor 1.
Processor 2 CPUID N/A Reports CPUID of the Processor 2.
Processor 2 L1 Cache Size N/A Reports L1 Cache Size for Processor 2.
Processor 2 L2 Cache Size N/A Reports L2 Cache Size for Processor 2.
Processor 2 L3 Cache Size N/A Reports L3 Cache Size for Processor 2.