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Enabling Password On Boot .................................................................. 2-14
Eliminating User and Supervisor Passwords........................................... 2-14
Other Security Options .......................................................................... 2-15
Changing the Boot Sequence ....................................................................... 2-16
Speeding up the Boot Process...................................................................... 2-17
Checking System Management Parameters ................................................. 2-18
BIOS Upgrade Utility ........................................................................................... 2-19
SCSI Configuration Utility .................................................................................... 2-20
Determining Devices Attached to Each SCSI Channel................................... 2-21
RAID Configuration Utility .................................................................................... 2-22
Diagnostics ......................................................................................................... 2-22
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BIOS Setup Utility Features
Introduction......................................................................................................... 3-1
BIOS Setup (F2).................................................................................................. 3-2
Main............................................................................................................. 3-2
Advanced ..................................................................................................... 3-7
Security Options........................................................................................... 3-13
Boot ............................................................................................................. 3-15
System Management (F3)................................................................................... 3-16
Summary  System Summary..................................................................... 3-16
Environment  Environment Monitoring and Summary................................. 3-17
Memory  Memory Slots Information.................................................... 3-17
POST  POST Error Summary............................................................. 3-18
SYS  System Asset Number and I/O Management ............................. 3-18
MLB  Main Logic Board Asset Number Management .......................... 3-18
CPU  Processor Module Asset Number Management......................... 3-19
PCI  PCI IRQ Assignment Status........................................................ 3-19
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Troubleshooting
Introduction......................................................................................................... 4-1
Initial Troubleshooting.......................................................................................... 4-2
When to Use the Diagnostics............................................................................... 4-3
Running the Diagnostics ............................................................................... 4-4
Running Quick Tests or Groups of Tests....................................................... 4-4
Running DIGITAL Vendor Extended Tests.................................................... 4-5
Running the Diagnostics Tests from the Server’s Hard Disk Drive ................. 4-5
Obtaining Information about The Server .............................................................. 4-6