User`s guide

Setup Menus
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Starting Setup
You can enter and start Setup under several conditions:
• When you turn on the system, after POST completes the memory test
• Whenyou rebootthe systemby pressingCtrl+Alt+Del while atthe DOSoperating
system prompt
• When you have moved the CMOS jumper on the baseboard to the “Clear CMOS”
position (enabled); see the SGI 1400 Server Family Maintenance and Upgrades Guide.
In the three conditions listed above, after rebooting, you will see this prompt:
Press <F2> to enter SETUP
In a fourth condition, when CMOS/NVRAM has been corrupted, you will see other
prompts but not the F2 prompt:
Warning: cmos checksum invalid
Warning: cmos time and date not set
In this condition, the BIOS will load default values for CMOS and attempt to boot.
Setup Menus
Setup has six major menus and several submenus:
1. Main Menu
• Primary IDE Master and Slave
• Keyboard Features
2. Advanced Menu
• PCI Configuration
• PCI Device, Embedded SCSI
• PCI Devices
• I/O Device Configuration
• Advanced Chipset Control
3. Security Menu