User's Guide
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4.
POST then detects the internal SCSI controller and display the massage prompting you
to launch the SCSI device utility. (Ignore the message. POST will automatically
proceed a few seconds later.)
Press <Ctrl> <A> for SCSISelect(TM) Utility!
To launch the SCSI device utility, press Ctrl and A. See Chapter 3 for setup and
parameters.
You need to use the SCSI device utility when:
– You installed an SCSI device in a 5.25-inch device bay.
– You connected an external SCSI device.
– You changed internal SCSI device connections of the server.
The server automatically restarts POST all over again when you exit the SCSI device
utility.
If more than one SCSI controller board is installed on the PCI bus of the server, the
system detects the boot devices in order of the PCI slots 1C, 2C, and 3C (for low-profile
boards), and then the PCI slots 1B, 2B, and 3B (for full-height boards). The system
starts detecting the slots in each PCI riser card in ascending order of the slot numbers,
and displays the message indicating activation of the SCSI BIOS SETUP utility. If the
system drive is to be connected to a SCSI controller board (e.g., a disk array controller),
connect it to the PCI slot 1C (for a low-profile board).
5.
POST displays SCSI ID numbers used by the connected SCSI devices on the screen.
6.
If an optional disk array controller is installed, the system displays the message
prompting you to activate the disk array BIOS SETUP utility. (The start message and
operation may vary depending on the mounted board.)
For details, see the manual provided with the board or the online document on the
EXPRESSBUILDER CD provided with the server.
7.
If you set a password using the BIOS setup utility, SETUP, the password entry screen
appears upon successful completion of POST.
Up to three password entries will be accepted. Three incorrect password entries disable
the server to boot. In such a case, turn off the power and wait about ten seconds before
turning on to boot the server.
IMPORTANT:
Do not set a password before installing an OS.
8.
The OS starts when POST completes.