System Configuration User Guide

Contents
1 Introduction................................................................................5
1.1 Operating Systems Supported ................................................................... 6
1.2 Target Audience....................................................................................... 9
1.3 Related Documents .................................................................................. 9
1.4 Terminology...........................................................................................10
1.5 Support Information................................................................................12
2 Using the Intel® System Configuration Utility...........................13
3 Quick Start Instructions............................................................14
3.1 Installation ............................................................................................14
3.2 Saving a Configuration.............................................................................16
3.3 Restoring a Configuration.........................................................................16
3.4 Displaying Syscfg Help.............................................................................17
3.5 Displaying Current BIOS and Firmware Versions..........................................17
4 Using Commands.......................................................................18
4.1 Quick Reference to Sysconfig Commands (Generic, BIOS, and Firmware)........18
4.2 Generic Commands/Switches....................................................................19
4.2.1 Information (/i)..........................................................................19
4.2.2 Quiet (/q)..................................................................................19
4.2.3 Restore (/r) ...............................................................................20
4.2.4 Save (/s)...................................................................................21
4.2.5 Display (/d) ...............................................................................22
4.3 BIOS Commands ....................................................................................24
4.3.1 BIOS Administrator Password (/bap) .............................................24
4.3.2 BIOS Boot Order (/bbo)...............................................................25
4.3.3 BIOS Console Redirection (/bcr) ...................................................26
4.3.4 Configure BIOS Settings (/bcs).....................................................27
4.3.5 BIOS Load Default Factory Settings (/bldfs)....................................27
4.3.6 BIOS Post Error Pause (/bpep) .....................................................28
4.3.7 BIOS Quiet Boot (/bqb) ...............................................................28
4.3.8 BIOS User Password (/bup)..........................................................28
4.3.9 BIOS Variable (/bvar)..................................................................29
4.4 Firmware Commands...............................................................................31
4.4.1 Channels (/c).............................................................................31
4.4.2 Clear SEL (/csel) ........................................................................32
4.4.3 Date and Time (/dt)....................................................................32
4.4.4 email Alert Configure (/eac).........................................................32
4.4.5 email Alert Enable (/eae).............................................................32
4.4.6 email Alert Map (/eam) ...............................................................33
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